Subject: Re: Pam Bondi: Trump Pick for Attorney General
In some ways that could be the complete job description of the US Attorney General. There is no one else in all of government for whom that oath applies more directly - not even the President, who has multiple other items on his/her/their plate.

In practical terms, when loyalty to country and loyalty to the President come into conflict, loyalty to country must prevail.

True....but what does that mean in practice? If the President tells his AG that he wants the AG and the DOJ to follow his direction the same way as all the other cabinet Secretaries and agencies do....it's not a betrayal of the country to do so. It's not unconstitutional if the AG doesn't assert independence from the WH. Neither is it unlawful.

You can certainly come up with fanciful scenarios where the answer is obvious ("Madam AG, I want you to take these nuclear codes and sell them to the Russians for me! Mwahahaha!!"). And there's tons of scenarios where it is good policy (IMHO) for the AG to remain independent from the WH, but not (IMHO) where it would be a betrayal of the country not to be. So what are we talking about that might be inconsistent with the oath?