Summary

Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general nominee, hinted at the existence of an “enemies list” during her confirmation hearing.

When questioned by Senators Hirono and Whitehouse, Bondi avoided disavowing the list or denying potential targeting of individuals like Jack Smith, Liz Cheney, and Merrick Garland.

She defended Trump’s FBI pick, Kash Patel, who previously alluded to such a list in his book, Government Gangsters.

Critics fear the Justice Department could be weaponized against political opponents under Bondi and Trump’s leadership.

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    2 days ago

    Haha, imagine being Merrick Garland, carrying Trump’s water for years, and still winding up on the enemy list. Jesus, he was such a miserable pick by Biden. Had Trump been prosecuted, no one would be in a position of power to execute that enemy list.

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    2 days ago

    Yeah, no fucking shit. They lie about everything. According to all these lying liars, including donvict himself, Project 2025 was not a thing, either.

    You can count on one thing - the qons are all lying liars.

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    I don’t believe it’s helpful to be hyperbolic about these things or to come to conclusions supported only by speculation and innuendo. Let’s please be clear-eyed in how we handle the coming shit storm.

    Noted Trump sycophant Bondi did NOT “admit” there is an enemy list. That’s opinion on the part of TNR and it takes a certain amount of hand waving to get to “there is an enemy list”. She said “There will never be an enemies list within the Department of Justice”.

    I’m not saying there isn’t an enemy list - there is in Patel’s book after all - but this headline is at best deceptive.