"Maybe Bondi was stuck in an untenable position for what the job entailed, but her biggest problem, one government watchdog says, was her inability to run a tenacious prosecution operation that would send a clear message to the leftist lawfare crowd. – The Federalist"
"Pam Bondi is out, and the reason isn’t hard to figure out. The job called for action, and what people saw didn’t match the moment. Voters sent Donald Trump back to Washington with a very specific expectation: stop talking and start moving.
"That didn’t happen. Now the focus turns to what comes next, and more importantly, who will do the job the way people expected.
"Donald Trump handled the firing the Washington way. He offered kind words, gave a respectful sendoff, and kept things calm on the surface. He praised Pam Bondi on the way out. But that doesn’t change what drove this decision. Results. Or more accurately, the lack of them.
"For months, there was a growing sense that the Department of Justice wasn’t moving with urgency. The tone felt cautious, at best, and the pace was slow. In a role like Attorney General, that stands out quickly. And in Pam’s case, it most certainly did." . . .
. . . "Look at past Attorneys General. Agree with them or not, they acted.
"Eric Holder pushed forward aggressively on the priorities of the Obama administration. Loretta Lynch continued in that same direction. Under Merrick Garland, the DOJ moved decisively on January 6-related prosecutions.
"You can debate those decisions all day long. People do. But the one thing you can’t say is that nothing happened.
"That’s the difference. The DOJ was being used to push left-leaning priorities that worked against conservative policies.
"For now, the role lands in Todd Blanche’s lap as Acting Attorney General, taking over the Department of Justice while the bigger question of a permanent replacement is still up in the air." . . .
"If You’re Looking for a Fighter, Start Here If the goal is to put someone in that role who won’t sit back and wait, some names come to mind. One of them is Jeanine Pirro.
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