In a way, President Donald J. Trumps firing of Attorney General should not have been a surprise, especially after the presidents Truth Social post last September criticizing her for failing to prosecute his political opponents. He told her she was “all talk, no action” and declared that her inaction was “killing our reputation and credibility.”
Whether that posting was meant to be private or public, its clear the president was very unhappy with the attorney general. And this was on top of her disastrous handling of the investigation and the release of the governments files on him.
The next few months will be interesting. The , Todd Blanche, can run the Justice Department for 210 days. That means he can remain in the post until late November, after . That would save the White House from a confirmation battle in the midst of an election.
Maybe, having ripped the bandage off by firing Bondi, the president might want to elevate Blanche. Can Senate Republicans get him through before the August break?
Senate Democrats could be counted on to grill him about the two issues that Trump was unhappy with Attorney General Bondi over, namely the Epstein files and going after the presidents enemies list. How effective will Democrats be in roughing up Blanche? And since hes likely to be confirmed by the 53 Senate Republicans, will any issues raised in the confirmation hearing help Democrats in the midterms?
Then theres also talk that and former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin as the new attorney general. Zeldin is liked by his former House colleagues, who dont get to vote on his confirmation but would be a supportive chorus for him. Democrats would still pound him on Epstein and the potential prosecution of the presidents enemies.
None of these questions are going away, especially since Bondi has an before the .
The Republican chairman may find it impossible to cancel her appearance now, since Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., led the . She was joined by three other Republicans on the committee in voting with all the committees Democrats to force Ms. Bondi to appear.
Yes, we shouldnt be surprised that the general. But her firing doesnt end the issues that led to her removal. Its just expanded the cast of political players who will now have to answer tough questions about those same issues.
Get your popcorn. Pam Bondis firing was just one episode.
The next act of this drama is about to begin.
