KARL ROVE: Trump dropped Bondi, but the real political fight is just beginning

In a way, President Donald J. Trump’s firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi should not person been a surprise, particularly aft the president’s Truth Social station past September criticizing her for failing to prosecute his governmental opponents. He told her she was "all talk, nary action" and declared that her inaction was "killing our estimation and credibility."

Whether that posting was meant to beryllium backstage oregon public, it’s wide the president was precise unhappy with the lawyer general. And this was connected apical of her disastrous handling of the Jeffrey Epstein probe and the merchandise of the government’s files connected him.

The adjacent fewer months volition beryllium interesting. The acting lawyer general, Todd Blanche, tin tally the Justice Department for 210 days. That means helium tin stay successful the station until precocious November, aft the midterms. That would prevention the White House from a confirmation conflict successful the midst of an election.

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Maybe, having ripped the bandage disconnected by firing Bondi, the president mightiness privation to elevate Blanche. Can Senate Republicans get him done confirmation hearings earlier the August break?

Senate Democrats could beryllium counted connected to grill him astir the 2 issues that Trump was unhappy with Attorney General Bondi over, namely the Epstein files and going aft the president’s enemies list. How effectual volition Democrats beryllium successful roughing up Blanche? And since he’s apt to beryllium confirmed by the 53 Senate Republicans, volition immoderate issues raised successful the confirmation proceeding assistance Democrats successful the midterms?

Todd Blanche volition service arsenic Interim U.S. Attorney General pursuing the firing of Pam Bondi by President Trump. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Then there’s besides speech that the president mightiness beryllium leaning toward Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and erstwhile New York Rep. Lee Zeldin arsenic the caller lawyer general. Zeldin is liked by his erstwhile House colleagues, who don’t get to ballot connected his confirmation but would beryllium a supportive chorus for him. Democrats would inactive lb him connected Epstein and the imaginable prosecution of the president’s enemies.

None of these questions are going away, particularly since Bondi has an April 14 deposition scheduled earlier the House Oversight Committee.

The Republican president whitethorn find it intolerable to cancel her quality now, since Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., led the effort to subpoena Bondi. She was joined by 3 different Republicans connected the committee successful voting with each the committee’s Democrats to unit Ms. Bondi to appear.

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Yes, we shouldn’t beryllium amazed that the president dumped his lawyer general. But her firing doesn’t extremity the issues that led to her removal. It’s conscionable expanded the formed of governmental players who volition present person to reply pugnacious questions astir those aforesaid issues.

Get your popcorn. Pam Bondi’s firing was conscionable 1 episode.

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