Pam Bondi clarifies 'hate speech' comments
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The attorney general’s “hate speech” comments were a mess. Her line on an Office Depot employee with personal objections to Kirk made the mess worse.
The Daily Show ’s Desi Lydic mocked Pam Bondi’s reading abilities on Tuesday after the attorney general was widely criticized, both by Democrats and some conservatives, for vowing to use the power of the federal government to criminalize and prosecute “hate speech” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing.
On Wednesday, a Trump-appointed attorney dropped an indictment against property developer Sid Chakraverty over wire fraud charges.
Pam Bondi has emerged from self-exile following right-wing blowback over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and is reasserting control over the Justice Department and her role as attorney general.
The Justice Department on Friday confirmed the termination of a paralegal accused of flipping off National Guard troops on her way to work.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attempted to clean up his boss’s mess after her comments on free speech versus hate speech confused even MAGA supporters.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board excoriated Attorney General Pam Bondi for suggesting hate speech is not protected under the law in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.
Attorney General Pam Bondi declares the era of normalized political violence is over following Charlie Kirk's assassination at Utah Valley University.