As TGP’s Jordan Conradson reported, former Florida Legal professional Common Pam Bondi is going through questions from Senators this morning throughout a affirmation listening to for the U.S. Legal professional Common.
Bondi, the previous Florida Legal professional Common, was nominated after Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his identify as Trump’s choose for AG.
As Conradson additionally noted, Trump Division of Protection Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s first affirmation listening to was held yesterday, and he handed the check with flying colours. Now, Bondi is shining as properly.
After completely humiliating Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) once they tried to embarrass her with quite a lot of questions, an excellent worse-prepared Mazie Hirono (D-HI) determined to attempt to dunk on her at numerous factors.
Unsurprisingly, she ended up red-faced ultimately.
Maybe essentially the most humiliating second for Hirono throughout her seven-minute interrogation of Bondu got here when she demanded the previous Florida Legal professional Common reply whether or not she would weaponize the Division of Justice on behalf of President Trump. The next is a lesson in each preparation and intelligence.
“If he (Trump) asks you to analyze one in all his perceived political enemies, would you accomplish that?” Hirono requested.
However Bondi shortly had an ace up of her sleeve: Hirono had no clue as a result of she had refused to satisfy together with her earlier than the listening to, the one senator to take action.
“Senator Hirono, I want you had met with me,” Bondi replied. “Had you met with me, we might have mentioned these items.”
After an embarrassed Hirono interrupted, Bondi once more reiterated she would have recognized this reply had she met together with her. The reply, after all, is that it’s the job of the U.S. Legal professional Common to comply with the regulation.
Bondi went on to notice that 2/3 of Individuals had misplaced religion within the Division of Justice below the Biden regime.
WATCH:
HOLY SH*T. Pam Bondi simply destroyed Senator Mazie Hirono for refusing to satisfy together with her.
HIRONO: Would you examine Trump’s political enemies?
BONDI: I want you had met with me. When you did, we might have mentioned these items. No, we’ll comply with the regulation.
HIRONO: Are you able to… pic.twitter.com/8pbf6hJRmm
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 15, 2025
At one other level, Bondi humiliates Hirono when she asks a foolish query about unlawful immigration and Trump.
“He (Trump) has additionally mentioned unlawful immigration is poisoning the blood of our nation,” Hirono said. “Do you agree?”
Bondi fired again with a sassy response.
“I went to the border just a few months in the past,” Bondi mentioned. “I went to Yuma, AZ. I went to a r*pe disaster middle. It was horrific.”
“I’m positive you’ve been to the border as properly, so you may reply that.”
Admitting defeat, Hirono moved on.
Unbelievable forwards and backwards between Mazie Hirono and Pam Bondi…
HIRONO: “[Trump] has additionally mentioned unlawful immigration is poisoning the blood of our nation. Do you agree?”
BONDI: “I went to the border just a few months in the past. I went to Yuma, AZ. I went to a rape disaster middle. It was… pic.twitter.com/hF3TMFIWAw
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 15, 2025
Hirono additionally requested Bondi whether or not she had ever made “undesirable requests for sexual favors” or sexual advances towards somebody. On high of being insulting and sexist, a have a look at Bondi’s document would show this was laughable even to counsel.
Bondi, after all, in truth responded no. Hirono would have recognized this as properly had she met with Bondi beforehand.
However she took this as a chance to humiliate herself as a substitute.
Mazie Hirono, who appears barely much less Drunk in the present day. Simply requested Pam Bondi if shes ever “made sexual advances” in the direction of somebody…
This isn’t a critical particular person pic.twitter.com/nExDa5TGgi
— kevin smith (@kevin_smith45) January 15, 2025
