Our Attorney General Testifies Before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Pam Bondi refused to answer questions and evidenced complete disdain and disrespect for several senators and the Senate's oversight responsibility

Despots have little use for legislative bodies because legislatures embody democracy and limit the power of executives. President Trump has chosen an attorney general who has been a principal agent for his exercise of autocratic executive power. That attorney general is Pam Bondi.

Yesterday, Bondi testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Several senators came prepared with questions. They left the hearing without answers. Bondi refused to answer questions about the Epstein files, the bombing of suspected Venezuelan drug boats, Tom Homan’s alleged acceptance of a $50,000 bribe, the deployment of the National Guard in several cities, and the firings of career prosecutors who disagreed with Trump's policies on legal grounds. She also launched personal attacks against several Senators, all of them Democrats.

The Washington Post reported:

She [PamBondi] accused Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) of lying about his military record to win elections, insinuated Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) supported antifa and questioned campaign donations Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) received which Republicans have since sought to link to a donor tied to Epstein.

At one point, she angrily dismissed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) when he asked whether Trump had consulted with her before his deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago, a city Durbin represents.

“I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump,” Bondi shot back. “If you’re not going to protect your citizens, President Trump will.

Watch the entire hearing here. Watch Bondi’s exchange with Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) here. Watch video of the most heated exchanges of the hearing here.

Do you find Bondi’s performance inappropriate and disturbing? I do.