Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Wednesday on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” that he fears President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Pam Bondi will launch a campaign of retaliation against political opponents. He said there was.
Co-host Jonathan Lemire said, “Let's focus on the hearings of attorney general candidate Pam Bondi, especially Donald Trump, who wants the Justice Department to carry out a campaign of retaliation against political opponents and the public.'' “There's been a lot of talk about Trump's aspirations.” Like. What questions would you like to ask her about that particular topic? How serious a concern is it? ”
Mr. Dulin said: “Well, that's a very serious concern. The bottom line is that Pam Bondi is eminently qualified as a lawyer to be attorney general. 10 in Florida. years and her own private practice. So she has the right legal resume for the job. The question is, does she have the courage and strength to say no to Donald Trump? So what happens to the attorney general under Donald Trump who says no? Unfortunately, we have a remarkable history when that happens. First there was Jeff Sessions, who was fired for saying no to Donald Trump, and then there was Bill Barr, who was fired for saying no to Donald Trump. It's about whether he has the courage to say it's illegal, it's unconstitutional, and we shouldn't do it, even if he doesn't want to hear that conclusion.”
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