Criminal lawyer Robert McWhirter warns Pam Bondi could face disbarment after Trump removed her as attorney general over cases she brought against political opponents

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    9 hours ago

    She is licensed in Florida. The probability the Florida bar will kick her out is about as high as that Trump was completely exonerated by the Epstein files.

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      The Florida Bar won’t even conduct an investigation into her conduct while holding federal office. That’s an actual rule. So to get Pam disbarred will take a felony conviction. But there are many states to do that. And the DOJ, after Trump. These people will face justice.

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        You really think so? Not being sarcastic, just don’t want my hopes and dreams to be quashed again, like in 2009 and 2021.

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          She broke numerous state and federal laws during her tenure as AG. She does not have immunity. Trump cannot pardon state convictions. She should face a criminal investigation and prosecution.

          Beyond that, I honestly don’t know what will happen. The judicial system has been the most resistant to Trump’s authoritarianism of all three branches. Even with a corrupt SCOTUS.

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            14 minutes ago

            Even SCOTUS once in a while resists. Unlike Congress.

            But thanks for giving me hope!

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      I think they will. Trump cut her loose: she’s a MAGA pariah now. This is the one chance the bar review committee has to pretend they still have integrity without pissing off the orange utan and his cult followers.

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        The dismissal tweet sounded cheerful enough though. She wasn’t given the Very Prestigious Command of the Supreme Council of the Board of Peace, for sure, but she was wished well and told she did a good job and she was the Best Boy, that’s gotta count for something!

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          That’s probably because of all the kompromat she knows. Trump doesn’t want to piss her off too much if he can help it. It’s why he offered her a judgeship.

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            Oof… Judge Cannon is going to be so pissed if Trump promotes Bondi to the Supreme Court over her!

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          8 hours ago

          she was wished well and told she did a good job

          She was wished well in a mafia don’s kiss kind of way.

          It’s just the particular style of the Trump mafia family.