"The first job requirement, the abundant one, is unyielding fealty to Trump and his political agenda. Our recently dispatched attorney general, Pam Bondi, had this part aced."
"Bondi's prosecutors failed at every turn, their transparently vindictive cases rejected by judges and grand juries alike. Other Trump payback investigations remain pending, but their outlooks are no brighter."
"We've come to take it as a given that Trump demands absolute political allegiance from all his appointees, but this is historically aberrant for the Justice Department."
The next attorney general for Donald Trump must demonstrate absolute loyalty to his political agenda, a requirement that is easily met. However, the second requirement, which is to succeed in prosecuting Trump's enemies, is nearly impossible. The previous attorney general, Pam Bondi, exemplified this loyalty but failed in her attempts to target Trump's adversaries, with her cases consistently rejected by the judiciary. This dynamic reflects a troubling trend of political allegiance overshadowing the Justice Department's independence, marking a significant departure from historical norms.
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