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Mega Edition: The DOJ, The Epstein Files Flop And Pam Bondi Heads For The Exits (6/27/26) · The Epstein Chronicles

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Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the
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Epstein Chronicles. What the Department of Justice has attempted to
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frame as a procedural hiccup is, under even the most
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charitable interpretation, a systemic failure of staggering proportions. The federal
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government devoted thousands of man hours and expended millions of
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taxpayer dollars to review, redact, and release material connected to
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Jeffrey Epstein. This wasn't a rush process carried out under
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emergency conditions or limited resources. It was methodical, deliberate, and,
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by their own admission, extensive in scope and execution. The
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stated objective was clear, protect the identities of survivors while
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ensuring transparency in the broader evidentiary record. Yet despite that
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clarity of purpose, the outcome has revealed glaring and consequential failures.
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Names that should have been protected were exposed, identifying details
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that should have been scrubbed remained intact. Survivors who had
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already endured unimaginable trauma were once again placed in harm's way,
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and the official explanation offered in response has been little
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more than a shrug disguised as bureaucratic language. The DOJ's
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defense rests heavily on the notion of scale. They argue
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that the sheer volume of documents, millions of pages span
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in decades, made perfection impossible. They claimed that errors were
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inevitable given the complexity of the task, but that argument
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collapses under scrutiny. This wasn't an ordinary records review. This
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was one of the most sensitive document releases in modern
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American legal history. The identities at stake were not incidental
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witnesses or peripheral figures. There were survivors of a criminal
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enterprise that operated with extraordinary reach and protection. If there
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was ever a case that demanded absolute precision, this was it.
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The idea that such atostrophic errors could be dismissed as
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unavoidable is not just insufficient, it's insulting. It assumes a
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level of public gullibility that no longer exists, and it
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ignores the pattern that has emerged from these so called mistakes,
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because when those errors are examined collectively, a troubling consistency appears.
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The oversights do not fall randomly across the data set.
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They don't impact all parties equally. They don't reflect the
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kind of chaotic distribution one would expect from genuine human error. Instead,
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they seem to disproportionately harm the very individuals the process
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was designed to protect. Survivor's identities are exposed, sensitive details
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are left intact. Meanwhile, the structural and institutional actors connected
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to Epstein remain shielded by layers of redaction, ambiguity, or omission.
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We're not talking about a neutral pattern, folks. This is directional.
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And once a pattern becomes directional, it ceases to be
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easily explained away as a coincidence. And that's where the
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question of intent begins to enter the conversation, not because
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it's convenient, but because it becomes increasingly difficult to ignore.
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Negligence implies a failure of care. It suggests that those
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responsible did not meet the standard or required of them.
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But negligence by definition is indiscriminate. It does not selectively
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harm one group while sparing another. What we're seeing here
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is something more structured, something more consistent, something that raises
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the possibility that these mistakes were not merely the byproduct
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of an overwhelmed system, but the output of a system
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functioning exactly as designed. And that possibility changes everything. Now
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the legal ramifications are already beginning to unfold. Survivors of
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filed lawsuits against the DOJ and the federal government alleging
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that their privacy was violated through reckless and negligent handling
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of sensitive information. And these are not abstract claims. They
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are grounded in tangible harm. Individuals who trusted the government
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to protect their identities have now been exposed in ways
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that could have long term consequences for their safety, their reputations,
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and their ability to move forward with their lives. The
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courts will ultimately determine liability, but the existence of these
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lawsuits alone speaks volumes. It signals a profound breakdown and
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trust between survivors and the very institutions that claim to
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advocate on their behalf. But beyond the legal dimension lies
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a deeper and more unsettling implication. If these exposures were
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not accidental, then what purpose did they serve? One can't
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ignore the chilling effect that such disclosures can have. Survivors
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who see others exposed may think twice about coming forward.
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Witnesses who might have cooperated may reconsider the message. Intentional
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or not is clear. Speaking out carries risk, and in
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a case like Epstein's where silence has historically been enforced
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through power, influence and intimidation. Even the perception of that
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message is dangerous, it reinforces the very dynamics that allowed
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the abuse to persist for so long. And this is
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why the d OJ's explanation matters so much, because credibility
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is not just about what is said, but how it
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aligns with observable reality. When officials claim that errors were
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isolated and unavoidable, but the evidence suggests a consistent pattern,
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credibility erodes. When they emphasize the difficulty of the task
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without acknowledging the severity of the consequences, trust diminishes, and
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when they failed to provide a clear, transparent accounting of
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how these failures occurred, suspicion grows. In the absence of answers,
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people will draw their own conclusions, and as you know,
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those conclusions will not be charitable. Now, it's also important
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to consider the historical context in which this is unfolding.
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The Epstein case has long been defined by institutional failures,
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from the original non prosecution agreement in Florida to the
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handling of his detention in custody, there has been a
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recurring theme of leniency protection, and unexplained decision making. Each
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new development is not viewed in isolation, but as part
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of a broader pattern, and that pattern informs how current
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events are interpreted. When the DOJ asked the public to
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accept that these redaction failures were simply unfortunate mistakes, they're
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doing so against the backdrop of decades of questionable conduct.
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That history cannot be ignored. The scale of the redaction
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process itself also raises questions about oversight. Who is responsible
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for reviewing the documents, what protocols were in place to
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ensure accuracy, how many layers of verification existed before release.
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These aren't minor procedural details. They are fundamental to understanding
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how such failures could occur. If the process lacks efficient safeguards,
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that is a failure of design. If safeguards existed but
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were not followed, that is a failure of execution. And
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if safeguards were followed but still produce these outcomes, then
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the entire framework must be reevaluated. Each possibility carries serious implications. Now,
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there is also the issue of accountability. Thus far, there
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has been little indication that anyone within the DOJ has
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or will face consequences for these failures. No my profile resignations,
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no public disciplinary actions, no detailed internal reports outlining what
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went wrong and how it will be fixed. That absence
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is telling. In any other context, a breach of this
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magnitude would trigger immediate and visible repercussions. The fact that
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it has not suggests either a reluctance to confront the
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issue or a belief that it does not warrant serious response,
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and neither interpretation inspires confidence. The government's handling of this
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situation also intersects with broader concerns about transparency. The release
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of the Epstein related documents was supposed to shed light
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on a network that has remained largely obscured. It was
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an opportunity to provide clarity, to answer long standing questions,
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and to demonstrate a commitment to truth. Instead, the process
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is introduced to uncertainties. Its raised questions about what was redacted,
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what was left in, and why, and it has created
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a scenario in which even the act of disclosure is
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viewed with skepticism. That my Friends is a profound failure. Now,
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of course, one cannot or should not ignore the psychological
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toll this takes on survivors. For many the dis vision
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to come forward is already fraught with fear and uncertainty.
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It requires revisiting traumatic experiences and exposing oneself to public scrutiny.
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The promise of anonymity is often a critical factor in
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that decision. When that promise is broken, the impact is
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not just legal or procedural, it's deeply personal. It undermines
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the sense of safety that's essential for healing, and it
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sends a message that even the system designed to protect
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may not be reliable. And not only that, but the
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DOJ's response has also lacked a sense of urgency. Statements
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have been measured, cautious, and often vague. There's been no
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sweeping acknowledgment of systemic failure, no comprehensive plan to address
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the issue moving forward. Instead, the tone has been one
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of controlled damage management. That approach may be effective in
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limiting immediate fallout, but it does little to address the
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underlying problem, and in the long run, it may do
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more harm than good by reinforcing perceptions of indifference, and
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that leads us to the broader institutional implication to consider.
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The DOJ is one of the most powerful legal bodies
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in the world. Its actions set precedent, its decision shape
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public perception of justice. When it fails in a case
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of this magnitude, the ripple effects extend far beyond the
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immediate context. It influences how future cases are viewed, It
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affects the willingness of individuals to cooperate with federal investigations,
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and it contributes to a growing sense of skepticism about
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the fairness and integrity of the system as a whole.
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And the argument that these were simply unfortunate mistakes also
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fails to account for the resources involved. This wasn't a
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shoestring operation. It was a well funded, high priority initiative,
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and the expectation was not perfection, but it certainly was competence,
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and what we have seen falls of that standard. When
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millions of dollars are spent and thousands of hours are logged,
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the outcome should reflect that investment. Instead, we're left with
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a result that raises more questions than it answers. Now,
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I think that it's also worth examining the internal culture
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that may have contributed to these failures. Large institutions often
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develop patterns of behavior that prioritize self preservation over accountability.
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Decisions are not just based on legal consideration, but on
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reputational risk. In such environments, there can be a tendency
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to minimize issues, to avoid admissions of fault, and to
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control narratives. If that dynamic is at play here, like
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I think it is, it will help explain both the
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initial failures and subsequent response. And that of course brings
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us to the role of oversight bodies and the independent
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review that's essential for maintaining accountability. But the effectiveness of
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that oversight depends on access, transparency, and willingness to act.
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If oversight mechanisms are limited or constrained, they can't fulfill
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their function, and if they do not act decisively in
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response to clear failures, they risk becoming part of the
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problem rather than the solution. This is the moment that
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demands robust and independent scrutiny, because look, public trust is
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not easily earned and it's quickly lost. The Epstein case
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has already strained that trust to its limits. Each new
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development either contributes to rebuilding it or further erodes it.
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The DOJ's handling of the redaction process falls firmly into
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the latter category. It reinforces the perception that the system
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is not functioning as it should, and it raises doubts
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about whether it's capable of correcting itself. And at the
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heart of this issue is a fundamental question about justice.
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Justice is not just about outcomes. It's about process. It's
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about ensuring that those who have been wronged are treated
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with dignity and respect. It's about holding institutions to the
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highest standards, and it's about acknowledging and correcting mistakes when
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they occur. What we're seeing here does not align with
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those principles. It reflects the system that is struggling to
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meet its own expectations. And the lawsuits that have been
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filed by these survivors are not just legal actions. Their statements,
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their declarations that what has happened is unacceptable, and their
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demands for accountability. Whether those demands will be met remains
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to be seen, but their existence ensures that this issue
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is not simply going to fade away. It's going to
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be examined, it's going to be challenged, and it will
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continue to shape the narrative surrounding the Epstein case. And look,
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the question of whether these failures where the result of
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negligent or intent, may never be fully answered, but the distinction,
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while important, doesn't change the outcome. The harm's been done,
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the trust has been broken, and the burden now falls
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on the DOJ to demonstrate that it's capable of doing better.
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And that's going to require more than statements. It's going
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to require action. It's going to require transparency, and it's
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going to require a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths, because
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when you chop it all up and serve it, this
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is not just about documents or adactions. It's about people.
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It's about survivors who deserve protection and didn't receive it.
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It's about a system that was entrusted with a responsibility
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and failed to uphold it. And it's about the consequences
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of that failure. And until those consequences are fully addressed,
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the questions will remain, and the narrative that these were
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merely unfortunate mistakes will continue to ring hollow. All the
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information that goes with this episode can be found in
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the description box. What's up, everyone, and welcome to another
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episode of the Epstein Chronicles. So as ex affected, Pam
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Bondy has been removed from her post as Attorney General.
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But before anybody starts doing the Makaraina and celebrating. I
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would caution you to remember who we're dealing with. And
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when I say who we're dealing with, I mean the administration.
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Do you think it's beyond Trump to fire Pam Bondy
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so she doesn't have to testify? After everything we've seen,
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after everything that this administration is done, does anyone really
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put that past them? I most certainly don't, especially considering
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we're dealing with James Comer in Congress, who is running
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all kinds of cover for Donald Trump and the administration.
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Are we really confident that they're going to force Bondi
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to testify now that she's no longer the AG And
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I know they're talking about that, and I know some
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Democrats have said that they're going to hold Pam Bondy accountable,
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but they can't do that without the help of James Comer.
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And considering his history here, I think we're asking for
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a miracle. If we're asking for James Comer to come
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in and do anything heroic and save the day, certainly
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not in his makeup or his character, is it. And
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let's not act like the person stepping into the position here,
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Todd Blanche is somebody that wants to give us any
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kind of transparency or any kind of real answers. He's
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certainly not that. In fact, Todd Blanche is one of
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the engineers behind glenne Maxwell's special treatment. So this is
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the guy that you're going to have step in and
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be the interim ag talk about a lateral move. The
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only thing different here is that Todd Blanche isn't named
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Pam Bondy. His policies are going to be the same.
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The shitty does gonna be the same, and of course
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the lies they're going to be the same too, just
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in a different voice. But I think when you zoom
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out and you look at this whole entire situation with
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Bondy and with Todd Blanche taking over for Bondi, it
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seems to me like it's nothing more than Donald Trump
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and the administration looking to cover their ass. So today
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we have an article from CNBC and the headline Trump
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fires Attorney General Pam Bondy. This article was authored by
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Dan Mangen. President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondy
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on Thursday. Bondi's dismissal comes after reports that Trump was
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increasingly unhappy about her handling of the Department of Justice
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files about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the
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DJs failure to successfully prosecute several of the president's political enemies.
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Does that sound like what the Justice Department is supposed
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to be used for, to go after your political enemies,
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to settle scores. Take it easy over there at Trotsky.
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Baby Billy Blanche will serve as
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acting Attorney General, said Trump, who in a social media
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post called his former criminal defense lawyer Blanche a very
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talented and respected legal mind. Talented in what shovel and
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horse manure and protecting Glayne Maxwell. Can you tell me
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what cases this dude has ever prosecuted? Oh, he's never
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been a prosecutor, got it. So let's just make him
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the attorney general. Huh. At this point, it's like a
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gigantic running episode of a reality TV show, and instead
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of watching it like a car crash on TV, instead
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we all have to live through it each and every day.
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A very talented and respected legal mind. Trump's reportedly considering
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Lee Zelden, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, as
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a permanent replacement for Bondie. Look, it doesn't matter who
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Donald Trump puts in that office, because they're just going
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to be an extension of Donald Trump whatever he wants
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them to do. That's what's going to happen. Prosecute my
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political opponents, sweep the Epstein files under the rug, tell
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everybody that they're crazy, engage in a bunch of gas,
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act like a fool in front of Congress. All that
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stuff is happening because Trump wants it to happen. Do
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you really think people like Pam Bondy are even capable
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of going off the script. She's not up here improving.
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She was selected to be ag because she's a yes,
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sir type of person. And that's really what it comes
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down to. Trump continuously surrounds himself with people that aren't
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going to question him or challenge him. Pam Bondi is
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a great American patriot and a loyal friend who faithfully
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served as my attorney general over the past year. Trump
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wrote on True Social Pam did a tremendous job overseeing
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a massive crackdown and crime across our country, with murders
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plummeting to their lowest level since nineteen hundred. The president wrote,
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what exactly did the DOJ have to do with that.
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Wouldn't that credit go to the police departments in the
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cities and the major urban areas where crime is the
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most rampant. But all of a sudden, it's Pam Bondy
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who made that happen. Nice try, mister President. But Pam
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Bondi's claim to fame is that she absolutely and positively
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oversaw a cover up when it comes to the Epstein files.
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And if she thinks that that's over and done with
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and there's never going to be any ramifications for that,
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she has another thing coming because there most certainly will
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be at some point that train is going to come
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into the station. Bondy, in a statement on X said,
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over the next month, I'll be working tirelessly to transition
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the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche
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before moving to an important private sector role I'm thrilled about,
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and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and
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this administration, continue lying for President Trump and this administration.
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And it's comical to think that Pam Bondy thinks she's
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going to have any kind of support from the President
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or his cronies. Now that she's gone. She has effectively
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been heaved over the side. Trump is going to try
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and set Bondi up as a scapegoat for the Epstein files.
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And look, there's no doubt that Pam Bondi you played
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her apart. But this fish stinks from the head and
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everything that's occurring is coming from the White House, all
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of it. This DOJ is not operating independently. Instead, they're
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operating as almost an enforcement wing for Donald Trump in
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the administration. Her ouster comes weeks after Trump terminated another
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cabinet member, Christy Nome as Department of Homeland Security Secretary.
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And boy, was that one pretty crazy? Huh Christy Nolam's
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husband coming out as some kind of like cross dresser
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or whatever, after all that big talk, after all that
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anti trans, this anti trans that her husband gets caught
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putting on a prosthetic pair of breasts and taking pictures
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all over the internet. And look, I don't really care
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what the guy does. It's the hypocrisy. I'm talking about
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his wife. The administration they run around talking all this nonsense,
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and then Christy nom is coming home to a husband
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doing the same shit that they're deriding other people for doing. Well,
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I guess she's not coming home. She's going to Cory
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Lewandowski's house, but you get my drift. No One was
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dismissed after backlash over DHS aggressive immigration enforcement in Minnesota,
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which led to the shooting death of two US citizens
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by federal agents. Nome was replaced by Mark Wayne Mullen,
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who until recently was a US Senator representing Oklahoma. Pretty
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stupid guy too, by the way, Pretty dumb guy. Have
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you ever heard this dude asking questions at one of
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those hearings. Not exactly what I would call a Rhodes scholar.
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And again, just like with Bondi, here, it's just shuffling
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the deck. One loyalist out, next loyalist. In no different
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from those oligarchs in Russia. Everybody's crying about all the time.
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The sands of her hourglass are about to run out.
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One source told MSN Now earlier Thursday, noting that Trump
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in recent days has been talking to Republican and allies
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about removing Bondi. Representative Thomas Massey, a Kentucky Republican whose
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bill mandating that the DOJ release all files related to
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Epstein became law in late twenty twenty five, said in
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an ex post i support Trump firing Bondy do you, Well, yeah,
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I do, but I don't think it's going to move
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the needle. And in fact, I just think it's another
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part of the cover up. And again, folks, look, I
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am very cynical after seven years of this shit and
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the same old nonsense happening every single time. So I'm
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gonna show me your work kind of mode. Trust me,
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bro doesn't work, wait for the plan doesn't work. Oh
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it's coming, doesn't work. None of that for me. Show
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me the work. I want to see all of it.
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I want to see how you got from A to Z.
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I hope the next d AG will release all the
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Epstein files according to the law and follow up with investigations, prosecutions,
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and arrests Massey said. Representative Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican,
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in a post earlier on Thursday, on X said if
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the reports that lee Zelden will be replacing Pam Bondi
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as Attorney General are true, I welcome it. I have
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a feeling that the lee Zelden talk is kind of
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a red herring and that Trump is gonna go in
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a different direction. What direction that is, I have no idea,
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but I'd be shocked to see lee Zelden get that job.
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Usually when something like this cracks off, the first name
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you hear isn't the name that ends up getting that job.
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So I have some doubts about Leezelden being put in
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that position, but it's possible. Certainly a ally of Trump,
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certainly a loyalist. Bondi handled the Epstein files in a
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terrible manner and made this situation far worse than it
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had to be for President Trump. Mace wrote, I look
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forward to a new Attorney general, and there it is, folks,
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the cover story they're looking for. It was all Pambondy.
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Trump wanted to release all these files. Don't you know.
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It was all Pambondi's fault. That's why all of this happened.
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They think you're stupid. They really think you're stupid, and
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they think that serving up a scapegoat like Bondi is
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going to move the needle, But it most certainly will
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not full transparency or shut up. Trump in his second
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term has been much more conservative in firing high level
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officials than during his second term, which was marked by
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a series of abrupt terminations, including that of his first
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Attorney General, Jeff Sessions. Trump fired Sessions late twenty eighteen
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after the then Attorney general recused himself from overseeing a
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DOJ investigation of the twenty sixteen Trump presidential campaigns contacts
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with Russians, which led to the DOJ's appointment of Special
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Counsel Robert Mule to handle that probe. Bondy is widely
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seen as having bungled the release of the Epstein related files,
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who years ago had been a friend of Trump's. Bondi,
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after Trump regained the White House last year, initially promised
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to release the DOJ documents about Epstein, whose criminal activities
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have been a keen interest to the president's maga political base.
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See what they forget to say here is that if
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everybody else would have been interested, then maybe we wouldn't
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even be in this position. So you can blast people
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all you want, but a lot of people that you're
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trying to set up as maga or whatever were the
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people that kept this story alive. And don't think for
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a minute that the people that really care about this
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story didn't break with Trump. I can't tell you how
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many independents I know that broke with Trump and Republicans
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when the president of the United States calls people traders
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for caring about what Jeffrey Epstein did. That's a line
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in the sand for a lot of people. She later
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anegged on that promise after making a show of giving
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social media influencers friendly to Trump binders of documents that
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turned out to include information about Epstein that was previously
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publicly available. Congress later overwhelmingly passed Massey's bill mandating that
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the DOJ released all of its files about Epstein by
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December nineteenth, which Trump begrudgingly signed after opposing the effort
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for months, and then tried to take a victory lap
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like he was the one who came up with it.
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It's all theater. Everything with this administration is theater. It's
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all optics, all show, no go. Although the DOJ did
27:43
release many documents by that date, it failed to release
27:46
millions more until weeks later, and even then withheld numerous documents.
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On March seventeenth, the House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena
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to Bondi compelling her to sit for a deposition about
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the DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. On April fourteenth,
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Representative Robert Garcia, a California Democrat who is the Oversight's
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panel ranking member. In a post on X on Thursday, wrote,
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Pam Bondy and Donald Trump may think or firing gets
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her out of testifying to the Oversight Committee. They're wrong,
28:18
and we look forward to hearing from her under oath.
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Garcia said there's going to be issues there, but we'll
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get to that later because I have a funny feeling
28:27
the Republicans aren't going to go along with bringing Bondy
28:31
in now, well, she is no longer the attorney general.
28:34
Why do we have to talk to her. On November
28:36
twenty fourth, Bondy and the DOJ were embarrassed by the
28:39
dismissal of federal criminal prosecutions of former FBI Director James
28:43
Comy and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump had
28:48
pushed Bondi to criminally charge Comy and James, who are
28:51
enemies of his. Comy was charged with making false statements
28:56
and obstruction stemming from his testimony to Congress here as earlier,
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James was charged with bank fraud and making false statements
29:03
to a financial institution in connection to a mortgage she
29:06
obtained to buy a house in twenty twenty. Both of
29:10
them denied any wrongdoing, and said the prosecutions were politically motivated.
29:15
A federal judge tossed out the case against both after
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finding that Lindsay Halligan, the then interim US Attorney for
29:23
the Eastern District of Virginia who would obtained the indictments
29:26
against Komi and James, had been invalidly appointed. How does
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that even happen at the DOJ? What the hell is
29:34
wrong with you people? What are you doing over there?
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Halligan is one of several top federal prosecutors whose appointments
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during the second Trump administration have been deemed and valid.
29:45
Completely normal, folks. Everything we're seeing here is completely normal.
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As the house burns down behind US, House Majority Leader
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Hakim Jeffries, in a statement on Thursday, said Bondi's tenure
29:57
as the most corrupt Attorney general in modern Amermerican history
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has been a disgraceful affront to our constitution. Well, I
30:04
can't disagree with that. It's been pretty embarrassing. I don't
30:07
know about the worst, but right up there, the so
30:11
called Attorney General and the pathetic, psychophanic political hacks installed
30:15
with her have repeatedly weaponized the Department of Justice and
30:19
taxpayer dollars to target political opponents of Donald Trump, trample
30:23
the rights of law abiding Americans, and silence and attempt
30:27
to intimidate those who disagree with the administration. Jeffrey said,
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Pambondi has led to Congress and to the American people
30:36
under her tenure, and the Department has lost centuries of
30:39
professional experience, willfully violated federal law and judicial orders alike.
30:44
Well at the same time hiding millions of documents linked
30:48
to the Epstein files in a massive cover up. Well,
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that part is true, without a doubt, that part is true.
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This is one of the most massive cover ups in
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American history. And I think that when all of a
31:01
said and done, that it's gonna end up being the
31:04
single greatest cover up in the history of America. And
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as far as Pam Bondi goes, well, in the words
31:12
of her boss and favorite person, you're fired. All the
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information that goes with this episode can be found in
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the description box. What's up everyone, and welcome to another
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episode of the Epstein Chronicles. Meet the new boss, same
31:28
as the old boss. And I'm sure that's what everybody
31:32
at the DOJ is saying. Now that Todd Blanche has
31:35
been announced as the interim ag because it's going to
31:40
be more of the same. And that's because the person
31:42
that's really pulling the strings here is not Pam Bondi
31:45
or Todd Blanche, It's Donald Trump. I mean, you can
31:49
change the musicians in the band, but if the band
31:53
leader is the same and the conductor is the same,
31:56
it's going to be the same music. And my guess
31:58
is that Todd Blanche is going to be singing a
32:01
very familiar song and not only singing that song, but
32:04
dancing to Donald Trump's tune. Today we have an article
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from the New York Post and the headline Acting AG
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Todd Blanche defends Bondie rejects reports that handling of Epstein
32:16
files led to her rouster simply not true. Yeah, because
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she did such a great job with the Epstein files
32:22
that there's no way that she would have ever been
32:24
fired because of that. Meanwhile, back here on Earth, everybody
32:28
knows that's exactly why she was fired. They needed a scapegoat,
32:33
and Pam Bondy, you're up. This article was authored by
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Victor Nova. Acting Attorney General. Todd Blanche was adamant Thursday
32:43
that Pam Bondie's handling of government files related to sex
32:46
predator Jeffrey Epstein did not play a role, and President
32:50
Trump's decision to fire her. A lot of what you
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just said about what was happening to the Attorney general
32:56
is simply not true, Blanche told Fox News host Jesse
32:59
Walker in his first interview since being elevated to acting AG.
33:05
I believe that Blanche is an absolute liar. And I
33:08
also think that it's Blanche who's responsible for Glenn Maxwell
33:12
getting the treatment that she's getting. When you're Donald Trump's
33:18
personal lawyer and Donald Trump has such a stake in
33:21
what's going on with the Epstein files, do you really
33:24
think that Todd Blanche is going to be working on
33:26
behalf of you and I the American public? Or do
33:30
you think he's going to be doing what Donald Trump
33:32
wants him to do. I never heard President Trump say
33:36
that the Attorney General that anything that happened to her
33:39
had anything to do with the Epstein files. Blanche asserted.
33:44
They think you're stupid. I know, I tell you that
33:46
all the time, but boy, they have no respect for
33:49
you none. They think they can make up whatever narrative
33:53
they want and just run with it. Now, I understand
33:57
that they're stupid people out there. But the people that
34:00
are still following this story religiously, the people that are
34:02
still engaged, good luck. These folks have seen the menu
34:07
and they're not interested in eating what you're serving up.
34:13
Waters had referenced reports indicating Trump was upset with Bondy
34:16
over the handling of Epstein, as well as the leak
34:20
of FBI plans to release files related to Eric swalwell
34:24
ties to a Chinese spy. Well, if he was tied
34:27
to a Chinese spy, everybody should know that as well. Right,
34:32
pretty simple, let's be transparent about all of it. But
34:36
if you're just chasing him down and you're looking to
34:38
score political points and throw your base and red meat,
34:42
well that's a problem. So here's an idea. Release what
34:46
you have and let the people see it. What are
34:49
we doing here? When I've called for transparency, I mean
34:52
transparency for everybody in government? I would not believe that
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for a second, positively not, Blanche said during his appearance
35:03
on Jesse Water's Primetime when asked if BONDI tipped off Swalwell. Look,
35:07
I don't know if she did or not, but I
35:09
will tell you this all these people that you think
35:13
hate each other, the vast majority of them do not.
35:16
Oh they might make pretend on TV, but when the
35:20
doors are closed and the money's flowing, everybody's homies, it's
35:25
all kfe right. It's like wrestling. They don't want to
35:29
break character on TV because they don't want their base
35:31
getting mad at them. But when they're at their private events,
35:35
their gallows, whatever the fuck, they're doing, whole different ballgame.
35:39
So I wouldn't be shocked at all to find out
35:41
that Pam Bondy and Eric Swalwell are buddies. Not shocked
35:44
in the least, But I think it's a bridge too
35:47
far to try and convince me that she was fired
35:50
over anything to do with Swalwell. We all know why
35:53
Pandy got canned. Trump needs a scapegoat, and Pam Bondi
35:57
is it. And who better to pump the message and
36:01
run interference and run propaganda then Donald Trump's own personal lawyer,
36:06
Todd Blanche Trump had openly expressed concern about Bondie's faltering
36:12
prosecutions of his political foes. In September, Trump fumed on
36:16
Truth Social that is AG hadn't brought charges against FBI
36:20
director James Comy, New York Attorney General Letitia James, or
36:25
Senator Adam Schiff arguing they were all guilty as hell,
36:28
but nothing is going to be done now. I wonder
36:31
if all this enthusiasm for going after your political opponents
36:35
is going to carry over when Trump is out of office,
36:38
because you know the saying, right, if it's good for
36:40
the goose, it's good for the gander. And if you
36:43
don't think the next Democratic administration is going to go
36:47
after the Trump administration, you got another thing coming. It
36:52
is going to be absolutely bananas to watch it go down.
36:57
And look, that's the point we're at in America. Both
36:59
sides are more interested in burying the other side than
37:03
actually doing the people's work. It's all gotcha moments and
37:07
trying to brand the other side as the reason shit's
37:10
going south. But the truth is it's all their fault,
37:13
every one of these people, because the truth is we're
37:16
being governed by a bunch of people that wanted the influencers.
37:21
These aren't real statesmen and stateswomen. These are all people
37:25
that are looking to build their own influence, build their
37:27
own profile, and then capitalize on that when they leave office.
37:33
And the Trump administration is filled with people like that.
37:37
It's like a gigantic reality show. Right, It's almost like
37:40
we're living in the surreal life. That's the kind of
37:43
crazy that we're dealing with. Blanche confirmed that the President
37:49
was frustrated with the DOJ's efforts to hold his enemies accountable.
37:53
That is not the DOJ's purpose. They're not there to
37:56
go after your enemies. And you know that Donald Trump
38:01
and his people are going to cry to the Holy
38:03
heavens when the sand starts happening to them. But I
38:07
don't want to hear it, because right now, you could
38:10
set the tone, you could set the precedent. You cannot
38:13
go after your political enemies, but God forbid, the narcissist
38:16
in chief does what's best for the country. Look, I
38:21
think the president's frustrated. Everybody's frustrated because what he saw
38:24
happened for the past four years is unforgivable and can
38:28
never happen again. He said, if it was so bad
38:32
and there were so many crimes committed, how come nobody's
38:34
in prison. Trump literally controls the whole government and they
38:38
can't even drum something up that'll stick. So that leads
38:42
me to believe that it's not as bad as Trump's saying,
38:48
and so certainly I don't mind the frustration. Blanche continued,
38:51
I appreciate the frustration because we have to make sure
38:54
that what happened for four years never happens again. And
38:57
we don't talk about investigations. But I can tell you
39:00
that the Department of Justice is working hard every day. Yeah,
39:03
hard to cover shit up, hard to make sure Jeffrey
39:07
Epstein's buddies get the HOMI hook up, hard to make
39:10
sure Donald Trump avoids all kinds of controversy. But certainly
39:15
not hard on the behalf of the American people, that's
39:18
for damn sure. Blanche said that he was honored Trump
39:21
asked him to step in as acting AG, but also
39:25
appreciative of what Bondia accomplished at DOJ. What did she accomplish.
39:31
It's so crazy to even get up here in gaslight
39:33
people and act like Bondie accomplished anything. She did not,
39:37
not a thing. The Attorney General made our country safe again,
39:41
and she is a friend, and she did a great
39:43
job in the first year of the administration. We are
39:46
a better Justice Department, We're as safer as a nation,
39:49
and we should all be very grateful to the Attorney
39:52
General for her sacrifice for this country. He said, wow,
39:58
talk about gaslighting. Well, Todd Blanche, none of that's true.
40:02
I'm not thankful to Pam Bondy for anything or you,
40:06
and I think that both of you are highly unqualified
40:09
to be in the positions you're in. And it has
40:14
nothing to do with me disliking you personally. It has
40:17
everything to do with your record. What exactly have you
40:21
ever done in your life, Todd Blanche to give anybody
40:24
any confidence that you know what you're doing. And Pam BONDI, well,
40:29
we know she doesn't know what she's doing. We just
40:31
had a year of it. And if you're up here
40:34
praising her, saying she did such a great job, I
40:37
don't think anyone's confident, mister Blanche in your ability either.
40:43
Blanche can serve in the acting capacity for up to
40:45
two hundred and ten days. If Trump decides to nominate
40:49
him permanently for the position, he or any nominee would
40:52
need to be confirmed in the gop led Senate. That's
40:55
a rubber stamp. None of those people have the courage
40:59
to stand up to Trump any So if he wants
41:01
Zelden to be the next day g It'll be Zelden.
41:05
If he wants Blanche, it'll be Blanche. I mean, considering
41:08
the administration we're dealing with, he might as well just
41:10
bring one of his buddies in. Why not have Kid
41:13
Rock as attorney general. He'd probably be as effective as
41:17
Todd Blanche and Pam Bondi Environmental Protection Agency administrator. Lee
41:26
Zelden has been rumored for months to be under consideration
41:29
as a permanent replacement. Look, I have no idea who's
41:33
going to be the permanent replacement. But knowing Donald Trump
41:37
and knowing how close he is to Todd Blanche, I
41:39
would say that Blanche has the inside track, not Zelden,
41:42
not anybody else. And that's because Donald Trump knows that
41:46
Todd Blanche is willing to play ball. And when we're
41:50
dealing with Donald Trump, that's what really matters, Not if
41:53
you're qualified, not if you know what you're doing. Obedience
41:57
and compliance, that's all that matters to Donald Trum And
42:00
considering all of that, he has the perfect guy in
42:04
Todd Blanche. All the information that goes with this episode
42:08
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