‘SITTING IN JAIL’: Fireworks as Republican Goes Off During Pam Bondi Hearing

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, had a viral moment on Wednesday during a cordial back-and-forth with another senator.

During her Senate confirmation hearing, Bondi was asked by Louisiana GOP Sen. John Kennedy about notable figures in prison and the importance of removing “politicization” from the Department of justice.

“Chaos, don‘t we? Chaos and the social contract is breached, isn‘t it? The name of Michael Avenatti? Was a media star here in in Washington, an attorney. Many members of our media loved him because he persistently. Bashed Donald Trump. Um, and he was on TV every day. He was on CNN more than Wolf Blitzer uh, do you know where Mr. Avenatti is today?” Kennedy asked.

“Prison, senator,” Bondi said with a smile on her face.

“Sitting in jail. He was a crook. And the Department of Justice helped put him there, didn‘t it? By the name of Sam Bankman-Fried?” Kennedy asked.

“Yes, senator,” Bondi replied.

“Boy genius. Um. So smart and so powerful that he thought he could, uh, command the tides. So smart and so powerful and so rich that he would go to meetings with serious people like Bill Clinton. Like Tony Blair, looking like a slob.

Looking like a fourth runner-up to a John Belushi lookalike contest. And he thought it was cute. Where is Mr. Bankman-Fried today?” Kennedy asked.

Related Posts

The Miracle Everyone Celebrated in My Front Yard Was Never Mine

I returned from my business trip sooner than planned, and by sunset I understood that my marriage had ended long before I stepped through the front door….

I Thought I Knew Everyone in My Life—Until These Moments Changed Everything

I hated my stepmom, Janet, from the moment she entered our lives, convinced she was only there for my father’s money and that she could never understand…

The Cord Between Us

The Extension Lead: A Lesson in Unseen Struggles When I found an extension lead running from my neighbor Ron’s garage into my outdoor socket, I was livid….

The Attic I Never Expected to Open

After thirty-eight years as a social worker, I thought I had seen the worst the world could offer. I learned to read silence, to recognize fear in…

The Red Tie at the Hospital

The call came without warning. A calm voice told me, “Your daughter was in a car crash. I brought her to the ER,” and before I could…

PART 1-I FLEW TO ALASKA AND FOUND MY DYING DAUGHTER ABANDONED IN HOSPICE WHILE HER HUSBAND ENJOYED A BAHAMAS HONEYMOON

The call came while I was volunteering at a tiny community clinic in Chicago, stacking boxes of gauze in a cramped storage room that smelled like bleach…