Madam President, last week, Pam Bondi was sworn in as the highest law enforcement officer in the United States of America. She is now the U.S. Attorney General. Unfortunately, as many of us feared, Attorney General Bondi took immediate steps to undermine the integrity of the Department of Justice. President Trump, after Bondi was confirmed, even said: I know I'm supposed to say she's going to be totally impartial with respect to Democrats. . . . I'm not sure if there's a possibility of totally. On day one in office, Attorney General Bondi created a so-called Weaponization Working Group--a task force to investigate ``the activities of all departments and agencies exercising civil or criminal enforcement authority over the last four years.'' Bondi said that she would ``investigate the investigators'' and ``prosecute the prosecutors,'' and now she is doing exactly that to seek ``retribution'' against political enemies, real and perceived, that President Trump has repeatedly threatened. I wish I could say I am surprised by Attorney General Bondi's actions, but last week, I stood at this very spot sounding the alarm just before her confirmation vote. The writing was on the wall. Attorney General Bondi has made it clear that her foremost loyalty is to one person--President Trump--and she kept her promise on day one after being sworn into office by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court.…
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