Bondi’s firing shouldn’t save her from tough questions on Epstein

“You’re fired!” said President Trump. And in a trice, his embattled Attorney General Pam Bondi was relegated to the trash can of history.

The ouster was supposedly based on her unsuccessful prosecutions of Trump’s prized targeted enemies and her mishandling of the Epstein files. For the former, she merits the Medal of Freedom, for the latter, condemnation.

Bondi should have been fired. Although Trump described her on Truth Social as “a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend,” she demeaned the office. Her Justice Department evaded the congressional mandate on the Epstein files, and her last appearance before Congress was a travesty. She leaves behind a trail of unanswered questions.

The Republican led House Oversight Committee had  subpoenaed Bondi to testify about the Justice Department’s failure to comply with the mandate of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Republicans and Democrats voted to issue the subpoena. It is not known now whether she will ever testify. 

In “The Godfather, Part II,” Michael Corleone said to “keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” The lesson of Trump 1.0 is that officials Trump fired went off to write unflattering books about him. Recognizing the need to keep anyone who might be disaffected inside the tent, Trump gave new administration roles to former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and national security adviser Michael Waltz — the only other top-level officials fired so far in Trump’ 2.0’s second term. But Trump evidently views Bondi as so rock-solidly loyal that he can afford to let her return to the private sector.

When Bondi testified before the House Judiciary Committee last February, she turned the inquiry into a........

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