⚖️Attorney General Faces Backlash for Politicizing DOJ Investigations
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Pam Bondi draws criticism for allegedly using Justice Department resources to target political opponents.
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Rule of Law
Justice Department's independence from politics
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Preventing selective prosecution
Separation of Powers
Executive vs. judicial branch boundaries
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Protecting law enforcement from partisan influence
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How did a former senior DOJ official characterize what Bondi has done to the Justice Department?
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According to NBC News, how is Bondi's DOJ operating compared to the past 50 years?
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What major wave of resignations occurred under Bondi's leadership?
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What did Bondi promise Trump at her swearing-in ceremony?
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What did Bondi openly promise to do to DOJ civil servants who "despise" Trump?
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Why did DOJ leadership order the dismissal of charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams?
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What did Bondi order the DOJ's civil rights division to investigate and penalize?
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How did Bondi respond when asked to recite the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause?
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Government
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What false claim did Bondi make about the 2020 election in Pennsylvania?
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Elections
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What did Bondi claim about evidence of election fraud that courts later determined was false?
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What did Bondi say about DOJ prosecutors in a 2023 Fox News appearance?
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What concern did Sen. Peter Welch express about Bondi's loyalty?
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What role did Bondi serve before becoming Attorney General that created conflicts?
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What concerning pattern has emerged regarding White House control over DOJ legal positions?
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What did experts say about Bondi's purge of career Justice Department lawyers?
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What states has Bondi sued for allegedly helping undocumented immigrants?
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What did former career DOJ officials say about how political appointees view them?
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What did FBI agents do in response to DOJ efforts to target January 6 prosecutors?
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Which previous Attorney General does Bondi's DOJ most resemble according to historical analysis?
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Name the former DOJ pardon attorney who said the Justice Department is being transformed into Trump's personal law firm.
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Name the Watergate-era Attorney General whose imprisonment marked the end of DOJ politicization until now.
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Bondi has maintained the traditional independence of the Justice Department from political direction.
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Bondi has recanted her false statements about the 2020 election.
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The current wave of prosecutor resignations is the largest since Watergate.
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The White House is now directing the legal positions DOJ takes in court cases.
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