Democrats warn it will take ‘decades’ to recover from ‘damage’ by Bondi at DOJ

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Democrats say the Attorney General palm bondi“This will take decades to recover from,” given the sweeping changes at the Justice Department. A controversial Senate hearing with Bondi this week,

Bondi’s defensive and combative attitude during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday He repeatedly refused to answer questions from Democratshas left many concerned about the future of the department.

Under Bondi’s leadership, more than 4,500 Justice Department employees have left, task forces dedicated to investigating criminal activity have been disbanded, resources reallocated Support Trump’s targeting of political opponents and more.

But when questioned about his actions, such as shutting down the investigation of Trump’s border czar Tom Homan and forced resignation Bondi declined to clarify the statement by a U.S. attorney in Virginia for refusing to charge Trump’s longtime rival James Comey.

“I think it will take decades to recover from the damage she is doing to the department,” the Democratic senator said. adam schiff of California told hill Wednesday.

Democratic Senator Adam Schiff faced personal attacks from Attorney General Pam Bondi during a Senate hearing this week

Democratic Senator Adam Schiff faced personal attacks from Attorney General Pam Bondi during a Senate hearing this week ,reuters,

Schiff, a longtime target of Trump’s retaliation for helping lead the impeachment inquiry in 2019, faced some of Bondi’s most personal attacks during her hearing as she refused to answer questions.

When Schiff asked Bondi About the department closing its investigation into Homan.The Attorney General responded by asking, “Will you apologize to Donald Trump for trying to impeach him?”

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Schiff said hill Bondi’s “obstruction of surveillance” was “unprecedented”.

Schiff’s concerns about the future of the department echo the same fears raised by the senator dick durbin of Illinois, ranking member of the committee, during the questioning of Bondi.

“This is your legacy, Attorney General Bondy,” Durbin said at the end of his opening remarks, after listing some of the actions Bondy took to dramatically redesign the Justice Department.

When Bondi was asked about changes at the Justice Department under her leadership, she became aggressive and defensive

When Bondi was asked about changes at the Justice Department under her leadership, she became aggressive and defensive ,getty images,

Durbin said, “In eight short months, you have fundamentally changed the Justice Department and left a huge stain on American history. It will take decades to heal.”

When Durbin asked Bondy if she had talked to the White House about deploying the National Guard, Bondy declined to answer, claiming she would not speak about “internal” conversations. Bondi then told Durbin, “I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump.”

Democratic Senator Chris Coons of Delaware told CNN arena The inspection hearing felt “more like a boxing ring”.

Although Bondi dug in his heels, Schiff said hill The only way forward was to “focus on practical treatments”. However, it’s not clear what this actually means for Democrats.

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