"Pam Bondi should've known it would come to this. The president - the man who put her in office as attorney general of the United States and now can remove her - insists on indictments of his political enemies, evidence be damned. The attorney general is in an impossible bind, and she put herself there when she took the job."
"If Bondi refuses to charge the targets on Trump's hit list, she risks her job and political future. Trump made a point of reminding the AG that he already had tossed out Siebert, and he even hinted at a potential successor (or role model) for the top job: Lindsey Halligan, Trump's former personal criminal-defense lawyer and ardent political loyalist, who has now been installed in Siebert's old job and likely will do what Siebert refused to do and indict James."
Pam Bondi received a public ultimatum from the president demanding indictments of Comey, Adam Schiff, and Letitia James. The president cited alleged statements and asserted their guilt while reminding Bondi that he removed Erik Siebert for refusing to pursue charges. The president highlighted Lindsey Halligan, a loyal former personal lawyer, as an example and noted her installation in Siebert's former role. Bondi must decide whether to seek indictments or decline, and either decision threatens her job, reputation, and political future. Presidential pressure and loyalty expectations are driving prosecutorial decisions and potential abuses of power.
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