The news of the departure of Pam Bondi hit with a thunderclap in Washington. There were some recent rumors, but nothing concrete in the prior week. Bondi is the ultimate loyalist who, like Todd Blanche (the new acting AG), earned her bones in the trenches with the President in impeachment and criminal trials...
...The President has certainly removed prior cabinet officers out of obvious displeasure from Bill Barr to most recently Kristi Noem. There is no known "bad blood" with Bondi, who has actually drawn fire for her loyalty to Trump...
...The move to Blanche will be seamless. He has not only been serving with Bondi, but he is an experienced and distinguished lawyer. He has been a partner in a world-class law firm as well as a successful prosecutor in the leading U.S. Attorney's office in the SDNY...
...Lee Zeldin has the advantage of being a known and popular figure on Capitol Hill. The Democrats have expressly promised that, if returned to power, they will unleash investigations and impeachments targeting not just the President but those who supported him...
...Zeldin has been a steady hand at the tiller in EPA, bringing massive changes and greater fiscal responsibility at that agency.
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