Personal Finance Topics / Macroeconomic Trends and Risks
No. of Recommendations: 17
Word on the street says that AG Pam Bondi is about to get the boot.
Bondi released damning evidence to the House Judiciary Committee that Pedo Don raped young girls and also stole highly classified documents for monetary gain.
Bondi was largely hired because she proved she was corrupt, accepting a bribe from Pedo Don to drop her investigation into Trump University.
Her sin was making Pedo Don look bad. The fact that she was perhaps the worst attorney general in US history is entirely beside the point to Pedo Don.
Also, that means the first two ousted from his cabinet are women.
Natch.
No. of Recommendations: 1
I am sure the regime has a deep bench of even more corrupt, boot lickers, to draw from.
The irony is, that, ignoring their personal biases, she and Rubio are two of the very few in this regime that are actually qualified for their jobs.
Notice most of the big negotiating is not being done by Rubio, but by Witkoff and Kushner. Seems odd, doesn't it?
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 1
Possible replacements I've seen floated include Lee Zeldin, Todd Blanch, Janine Pirro, Lindsey Halligan and Alina Habba! Of those, Blanch is the only one with any qualifications. Either of the three ladies would be a total clown show and would never get confirmed anyway. How long does Trump to benefit from an "acting" AG before Senate confirmation is forced?
No. of Recommendations: 8
Notice most of the big negotiating is not being done by Rubio, but by Witkoff and Kushner. Seems odd, doesn't it?
Note that Rubio is also the acting National Security Advisor. Both the State Department and the National Security Council have been decimated by political witch hunts. So Trump isn't getting any meaningful foreign policy advice, and it shows.
No. of Recommendations: 7
The irony is, that, ignoring their personal biases, she and Rubio are two of the very few in this regime that are actually qualified for their jobs.
You say that - and Bondi certainly had the appropriate background to be qualified for that job. But she hasn't performed very well in the position, even ignoring the personal biases.
She severely mishandled the Epstein files issue. She made off-the-cuff statements that were unnecessary and turned out to be quite problematic, wasn't able to manage the logistics of complying with the special law, and generally did a poor job of managing Congress and the public.
The immigration fusterclucks in Minnesota, and to a lesser extent Chicago, were also a failure of DOJ management and execution. DOJ didn't have the staff resources in place to handle the immigration cases that flooded the federal courts, nor did they back up the lawyers that were there with adequate resources to handle the cases. In particular, those attorneys weren't given access to information and to decision-makers necessary to comply with what courts were demanding. That's the AG's responsibility, ultimately.
And the staffing issues at the US Attorney level are just getting ridiculous. Granted, this is the one area I have a little sympathy for Bondi, because it's not entirely an issue of effective administration - if Trump keeps insisting on having USA's in place without getting them Senate-confirmed, there's no solution for that. But it's still a AG-level failure at DOJ.
Again, these are tough assignments - but that's the job of the AG. I don't think she's handled it well. While she might have had the work experience to support being the AG - and I think like Rubio there was no reason not to confirm her - it looks like she might not have had the skills needed to actually do that job well, at the end of the day.
No. of Recommendations: 1
...it looks like she might not have had the skills needed to actually do that job well, at the end of the day.
Is that not a reason not to have confirmed her? Maybe she had the education, but did she have experience in managing an office of this type?
No. of Recommendations: 1
Note that Rubio is also the acting National Security Advisor.
These negotiations are not being handled by professional diplomats, of any sort, but by a couple real estate guys of questionable motives.
So Trump isn't getting any meaningful foreign policy advice, and it shows.
Trump the Magnificent got rid of people who said things he didn't want to hear. Typical move for a "JC".
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 1
Trump the Magnificent got rid of people who said things he didn't want to hear. Typical move for a "JC".
Remind me, what's a JC?
No. of Recommendations: 3
Remind me, what's a JC?
"Job Creator", those swaggering, tin planted, dictators, with delusions of god-hood, that run the companies they rule into the ground, to enrich themselves.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 2
Either of the three ladies would be a total clown show and would never get confirmed anyway.
Doesn't matter. Trump the Great and Powerful will take a page from the Bush 43 book of dictatorship, and appoint them when Congress is in recess.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 1
what's a JC?
Job Crusher.
Justice Coup de Grace.
Wealthy people on federal welfare.
No. of Recommendations: 5
trump, being actually dumber than his bootlickers, does not realize that getting the retribution cases tossed prevented deeper humiliation from subsequent ineptitude on full public display.
in his demented brain, trump is also unable to comprehend how these great lawyers he overwhelmingly endorses, and unilaterally selects, can lose. after all, americans by simple vote, have clearly indicated clearance for unlimited power and corruption by him and all proxies. just ask any MAGA here on shrewdm.
No. of Recommendations: 2
Aaaaaaand…… she’s gone!
No. of Recommendations: 5
Maybe she had the education, but did she have experience in managing an office of this type?
Yes, she did have experience managing an office of this type. She was the AG for Florida, and we're one of the biggest states. I mean, being the U.S. AG and a senior member of the cabinet is a whole other level, but there's probably no prior experience that's analogous to it - so being the AG of a large state is probably the most direct preparation for the job.
I think she just wasn't able to execute the job very well. We'll have to wait for the memoirs to see if that was the result of her own failings, the result of her losing battles behind the scenes, the result of Trump's demands (which I think is most likely the reason for the US Attorney problems), or something else.
No. of Recommendations: 3
...if [her firing and poor job performance were] the result of her own failings, the result of her losing battles behind the scenes, the result of Trump's demands (which I think is most likely the reason for the US Attorney problems), or something else.
I would also certainly say that it was trump's primary fault - as with everything else in his administration where the buck should stop, but never seems to. However, she definitely didn't help herself with both her lack of preparation for, and antagonism toward, Congressional meetings. This was partly to please trump, of course, but she took it to a whole other level and showed no sense of proportion.
Pete
No. of Recommendations: 1
in his demented brain, trump is also unable to comprehend how these great lawyers he overwhelmingly endorses, and unilaterally selects, can lose.
Typical "JC".
Management at the pump seal company never admitted they had been out-competed for a project. They always attributed their losing the bid to the competition doing something nefarious.
Radio Shack management would never admit their product was 40% more expensive than the competition. They always blamed weak sales on store staff.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 3
Yes, she did have experience managing an office of this type. She was the AG for Florida, and we're one of the biggest states.
Quite so. Other than being the #2 at Justice, I can't imagine better training that being AG of a sizeable state.
Rubio was Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Outside of being a professional diplomat, I can't think of better training than being a high ranking member of the Intelligence or Foreign Relations committee.
...the result of her losing battles behind the scenes, the result of Trump's demands
Agree. She would not have been Florida AG if she didn't know something about the law. Recall Bill Barr had a reputation for being Trump's lap dog, but even he had to draw a line on what he could support, when Generalissimo Trump the Great tried to overthrow the government. She probably committed the greatest sin, trying to tell Trump the God Awful "no".
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 3
Trump the God Awful
I see where you made that transition.
No. of Recommendations: 2
However, she definitely didn't help herself with both her lack of preparation for, and antagonism toward, Congressional meetings.
When you know your position is indefensible, what choice do you have, but attack?
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 8
Agree. She would not have been Florida AG if she didn't know something about the law.
She was corrupt back then, she’s corrupt now, just not corrupt enough to suit the Corruptor in Chief.
She axed the investigation into Trump U after a suspiciously well timed campaign contribution. If that counts as “experienced” I’ll eat my car.
No. of Recommendations: 3
I see where you made that transition.
I think I rolled out "God Awful" yesterday. It's hard to keep thinking up titles grandiose enough to fit his ego.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 5
I think I rolled out "God Awful" yesterday. It's hard to keep thinking up titles grandiose enough to fit his ego.
But you’re doing an admirable job!
No. of Recommendations: 2
It is obvious that George Soros has been selling the knock the Dow from $50,000.
No. of Recommendations: 15
Good News: Pedophile protecting Pam is out!
Bad News: Todd Blanche is now the acting AG.
This is the guy who transferred Ghislaine Maxwell from a high security prison to a low security country club where she now enjoys custom meals and a pet puppy!
MAGA = Molesters Are Given Amnesty...
https://people.com/ghislaine-maxwell-has-custom-me...
No. of Recommendations: 7
She axed the investigation into Trump U after a suspiciously well timed campaign contribution. If that counts as “experienced” I’ll eat my car.
I'm not saying that she had the morals or ethics to be the type of AG that I would want to see nominated for the post. Just that having been the AG for one of the largest states, she had as good a background as one can have to step into that role.
But, again, she didn't execute well in the office. I'm not talking about making the right policy choices or the correct read on the law. She just didn't do a good job for Trump. The Epstein files were poorly handled from an administrative perspective - there weren't enough resources in place, they pushed out shoddy work product (too many errors!), and they were bad at communicating with the counterparties. Similarly, the immigration pushes were also poorly handled: they didn't get enough people out there, didn't correct the mistake when it became apparent, and didn't get the people that were there the resources they needed to keep it from becoming a fustercluck.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Word on the street says that AG Pam Bondi is about to get the boot.
So...she wasn't adequately hiding his criminality.
I imagine he can find someone even worse.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Bad News: Todd Blanche is now the acting AG.
Even though Bondi tried awfully hard, she just didn't adequately hide Trump's criminality.
Trump can count on Blanche to do that. It seems pretty certain we will never see all the Trump-Epstein files.
No. of Recommendations: 2
Even though Bondi tried awfully hard, she just didn't adequately hide Trump's criminality.
That is about the way the evening news spun it: she wasn't pushing his agenda hard enough.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 6
I see where you made that transition.
He’s transitioning? Don’t tell the bathroom police!! 😁
No. of Recommendations: 4
