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The Rise and Fall of Pam Bondi

To the Editor: Re “Trump Fires Bondi After Bumpy Tenure” (front page, April 3): The firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi is highly unlikely to halt President Trump’s assault on the...

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The Rise and Fall of Pam Bondi

April 3, 2026,

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To the Editor:

Re “

Trump Fires Bondi After Bumpy Tenure

” (front page, April 3):

The firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi is highly unlikely to halt President Trump’s assault on the independence of the Justice Department.

No one should expect a new attorney general to re-establish any buffer or guardrails between the White House and the department. If anything, the president will be expected to exercise even greater control over Justice Department prosecutorial decisions and double down on shaping more criminal indictments with a more compliant appointee, to settle scores with his perceived enemies.

Ms. Bondi’s juvenile treatment of senators and representatives at recent Senate Judiciary Committee and House Judiciary Committee oversight hearings, when she peppered almost every Democratic panel member with cringy opposition research and insulting comments for merely asking legitimate questions about her tenure, is a stain on her record.

Autocrats around the world who use whataboutism to fend off criticism will take note of our nation’s dysfunction.

Anthony Arnaud

Laguna Niguel, Calif.

To the Editor:

President Trump’s firings of Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem from their cabinet positions are the latest examples of his limited support for anyone who signs on to his administration and pledges total loyalty.

Just like other loyalists who surrendered their principles and morals to the whims of the king, regardless of the law, ethics or their reputations, Ms. Bondi and Ms. Noem are now and forever badly tarnished. They may even face legal consequences for their actions while so unquestionably following the president’s dictates.

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