Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing escalating pressure from Democrats as the deadline to release the full set of Jeffrey Epstein files approaches, with
I think she might be going a little deaf. Anytime anyone mentions the files she just keeps asking “Pardon Me?"
Face prosection from who exactly? Pam Bondi controls indictments for tampering with evidence and Congressional contempt actions are referred to the DOJ which then go to… Pam Bondi.
I dont think they have to be refered to the DOJ if congress doesnt want to. Also, Iirc, theres whats refered to as civil contempt, and congress can just vote to order the seargent at arms to lock her up (they can even keep her in some random room on premises if they want) until she releases the unredacted files.
Not only does this bypass any dependence on the executive and judicial branches; it bypasses their ability to interfere on Bondi’s behalf- she is considered to ‘hold the keys to hwr own cell,’ (as in she can release the files at any time and be freed) and it is considered non punative- there is no right to appeal and no sentence /crime to be pardoned.
The problem with playing pat a cake with fascists while they consolidate power is that by the time you want to be taken seriously they have stripped whatever power you once had.
Face prosection from who exactly? Pam Bondi controls indictments for tampering with evidence and Congressional contempt actions are referred to the DOJ which then go to… Pam Bondi.
I dont think they have to be refered to the DOJ if congress doesnt want to. Also, Iirc, theres whats refered to as civil contempt, and congress can just vote to order the seargent at arms to lock her up (they can even keep her in some random room on premises if they want) until she releases the unredacted files.
Not only does this bypass any dependence on the executive and judicial branches; it bypasses their ability to interfere on Bondi’s behalf- she is considered to ‘hold the keys to hwr own cell,’ (as in she can release the files at any time and be freed) and it is considered non punative- there is no right to appeal and no sentence /crime to be pardoned.
The problem with playing pat a cake with fascists while they consolidate power is that by the time you want to be taken seriously they have stripped whatever power you once had.
It was a shit system in the first place, designed to consolidate power.
Hence the “Pardon Me?” bit.
I guess it’s just a strange thing to threaten: “watch out or you’ll be in trouble with yourself”
“Get off my property before I have you arrest yourselves for trespassing”- Hacker in the show Cyberchase