Glenn Greenwald Criticizes Pam Bondi's Senate Hearing Performance

Pam Bondi's Senate Judiciary Committee Appearance

• 🏛️ Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee out of obligation to provide oversight, not generosity.
• ❓ The committee's role is to elicit answers from executive branch officials on behalf of the American people, particularly regarding the Justice Department and FBI.

Unanswered Questions and Evasive Tactics

• ❓ Bondi refused to answer questions about the existence and contents of a Jeffrey Epstein client list, despite previous statements indicating its review.
• ❓ She also evaded questions regarding the legal authority for Trump's policy of bombing targets off the coast of Venezuela and whether such actions could apply to U.S. citizens.
• 🗣️ Instead of providing answers, Bondi used prepared talking points to accuse Democratic senators of past scandals, diverting from the actual questions asked.

Criticism of Bondi's Competence and Role

• 🧠 Greenwald argues that Bondi demonstrated a lack of grasp on basic governmental and constitutional principles, calling her "genuinely dumb."
• ⚖️ He highlights a specific instance where Bondi stated that "hate speech" is separate from "free speech," a notion he deems a fundamental misunderstanding of First Amendment law.
• 🚫 Bondi repeatedly invoked attorney-client privilege when questioned about actions related to Donald Trump, despite her role as Attorney General being to the American people, not Trump personally.

The Attorney General's True Obligation

• 🇺🇸 The Attorney General's client is the American people, not the President, and the Justice Department is expected to act independently.
• 🚫 Bondi's actions, such as refusing to answer questions about flagging Trump's name in Epstein files, are seen as disrespectful to democracy, not just to Democratic senators.
• 🎯 While partisanship is common among Attorneys General, Bondi's primary obligation appears to be solely to Donald Trump, which Greenwald argues is a fundamental misunderstanding of her role.

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