Trump names Pam Bondi as his pick for attorney general after Gaetz withdraws from consideration

[aggiesal]

Source: CNN

President-elect Donald Trump has named former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his pick to serve as the next US attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration earlier in the day.

“For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans - Not anymore,” Trump said in a Thursday post announcing the pick on his Truth Social platform. “Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again. I have known Pam for many years — She is smart and tough, and is an AMERICA FIRST Fighter, who will do a terrific job as Attorney General!”

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/politics/pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump/index.html

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If you don't know who Pam Bondi is, read this article
https://progressflorida.org/pam-bondis-pay-look-away-scandal/

[sakabatou]

1. Another Trump crony

[BumRushDaShow]

2. And Lara

has a sad.

[leftieNanner]

4. She's angling for

Marco's Senate seat

[BumRushDaShow]

9. That's right although I was reading that Gaetz might be wanting that

(since he resigned and a few news sites indicated he can't just show up again for his old seat in the new Congress but could be reappointed to it OR to that Senate seat until a special election).

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27. Interesting issue. He resigned from his seat in the 118th Congress. He also was elected to the 119th and will be

able to take the oath of office and be seated. What would be lost is several weeks of seniority with respect to currently-sitting Representatives.

[BumRushDaShow]

30. There has been some debate about that though

since he resigned AFTER he was elected and that would supposedly trigger a timeline for having a Special Election, with an appointee in there (which could still be him) until that election (where it was assumed - at least by the political analysts - that he would easily win).

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35. Only the Senate may have an appointee. Other than choosing a Speaker who does not have to be a Member, Election is the

sole path to the House of Representatives. Ultimately, each House of Congress is the final judge of election results. Intuition is that he would be seated; however, he may have sufficient detractors to declare the seat vacant pending a special election.

[BumRushDaShow]

36. Since he formally resigned, that created a vacancy requiring a Special Election *See latest edit

Article I, Sect. 2 indicates "Writs of Election" (special election) -

Article I

(snip)

Section 2.

The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature.

No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen.

Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each state shall have at least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the state of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.

When vacancies happen in the Representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.

The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment.

(snip)

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlei

The 17th Amendment introduced the Senate temp appointment (I know back in the day, Senators were not elected but appointed but that obviously changed).

It's possible that if they try to re-seat him after having resigned without first holding a Special Election, then that might get into the courts (whether from (D) potential candidates or any brave (R) candidates who would finally want to challenge him).

*EDIT - apparently he doesn't plan to return to Congress - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143344936

(if he did, that report would be a subject of all kinds of noise )

[COL Mustard]

14. I thought that was going to Matt Gaetz

Sort of a consolation prize, along with all the pages you can.....nevermind.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Man, the GQP/MAGA is just loaded with talent.

[CanonRay]

5. Let's face it

There's no shortage of fascists, idiots, criminals, and crazies in the Republican party. One of them will be the next AG.

[iluvtennis]

6. Another crook and fraudster 🙄. n/t

[Ocelot II]

7. Well, we knew he'd pick someone awful as a replacement,

and he didn't disappoint.

[madville]

8. Convinced they were trolling with the Gaetz pick

No way anyone believed he would get nominated. Now any other pick appears somewhat normal compared to him, and he’ll be back in his House seat in short order.

[BigmanPigman]

10. I just watched "entertainment news" dropping the bomb

on this story. Soooo funny, this is how I need to get the news these days...via YouTube. I need a laugh when I watch political BS.

?si=6X3jA3d78u4lmoQK

[Ray Bruns]

28. "First Lady Elon Musk"

[pfitz59]

11. He'll keep nominating corrupt attorneys

until one slimes through confirmation.

[JohnSJ]

12. She has been working to remove the ACA for years. For those jackasses who voted for the sociopath and depend on the ACA

F**K YOU. I hope you pay a heavy price for your actions.

A lot of innocent people sure will.

[L. Coyote]

13. "Disgusting" Bondi on Trump

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[Justice matters.]

15. She believes in forgiveness...

There goes the J6 and documents cases.

Dems in the Senate must condemn her "forgiveness" tendencies in the felon's cases at her confirmation.

[C0RI0LANUS]

16. Shallow Hal, move over!

Trumpf seems to be picking loyal MAGA people for his cabinet who look or sound good on TV, regardless of IQ, qualifications, education, or turpitude.


Pam Bondi


Tulsi Gabbard


Pete Hegseth

[Boomerproud]

31. Tulsi, what's with the glam photo?

You're a politician, not a Vogue model.

[travelingthrulife]

17. Another cockroach rises!

Same old crooks.

[HereForTheParty]

18. Worse then Gaetz

because she knows the arena and is a complete Trump boot licker. On Ari's show they were not happy about it.

[Marcuse]

19. I'm surprised he didn't pick his former AG (the alpha men's toilet guy) again.

On edit: Whathisname.


On second edit Whitaker has a new job:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/20/politics/matthew-whitaker-trump-pick-ambassador-nato/index.html

[Ocelot II]

22. He'll be the ambassador to NATO. I'm not kidding.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-names-former-top-doj-official-serve-ambassador-nato-rcna181004

[Polybius]

20. She'll get confirmed too

Unless a scandal pops up.

[aggiesal]

23. She's filled with scandals ...

As AG she took money to turn a blinds eye.
She ignored cases then got campaign donations.

Read the link I supplied.

[Polybius]

24. I still think she may sail through

We'll see I guesd.

[CaptainTruth]

21. Trump is insane. Demented. Mentally ill.

Flame me if you want, he is what he is.

[Old Crank]

25. Under the new Supine Court

That is classified as a tip.....

Wonder how fast her Doggie coin account will grow when she becomes AG.

[muriel_volestrangler]

26. Thanks for the reminder on Trump bribing her to drop the Trump University investigation

I knew there was some past scandal - the BBC's reporting was poor and didn't mention it.

[Ray Bruns]

29. So how many Scaramucci's was that?

[Boomerproud]

32. Wasn't she the Florida AG during Bush V Gore?

[aggiesal]

33. Florida AG during Bush v Gore - Robert A. Butterworth 1987 - 2002 ...

I believe you're thinking of the Secretary of State Katherine Harris.

[Boomerproud]

34. That's right. Thanks.