Sen. Graham Questions Pam Bondi on Chicago Crackdown and Comey Indictment

Sanctuary Cities and Law Enforcement Cooperation

• 🎯 Senator Graham questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi about the effectiveness of sanctuary city policies, specifically in Chicago.
• 📈 Bondi reported a 1,000% increase in violent attacks against ICE officers since January 20th and noted that Illinois's Trust Act prevents local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
• 🔗 The lack of cooperation is highlighted by a case where an illegal alien, released under the Trust Act, was arrested for murder after prior imprisonment.
• ⚖️ Bondi also mentioned successful operations against the Sinaloa cartel and the guilty plea of Ovidio Guzman Lopez (son of El Chapo) in Illinois.

Political Use of Law and Investigations

• 🏛️ Senator Graham raised concerns about the political timing of investigations into former President Trump, citing multiple indictments and special counsel appointments shortly after Trump announced his candidacy.
• 🔍 He contrasted these actions with cases involving President Biden's documents, suggesting a double standard.
• 📞 Graham also questioned why his own phone records were sought by Jack Smith's team, referring to it as a potential abuse of power.

James Comey and the FBI Investigation

• 🕵️ Graham intensely questioned Bondi regarding the investigation into former FBI Director James Comey.
• ⚠️ He highlighted intelligence discussions in August 2016 about the possibility of the Clinton campaign fabricating a narrative of Trump being a Russian asset.
• 📄 A memo from the intelligence community to the FBI director detailing this suggested political plot was mentioned, with Graham expressing frustration over Comey's alleged lack of recall.
• 📜 The use of the Steele dossier, paid for by the Clinton campaign, to obtain warrants against Carter Page was also a point of contention, especially after its source retracted information as unreliable.
• ❓ Graham questioned why exculpatory information regarding the dossier's reliability was not disclosed to the FISA court.