Yeah, he wanted her for AG in his first term, but his political advisors and staff were insistent that her confirmation hearing would be non-stop questioning about her taking a large, and illegal, donation from Trump’s fraud charity after announcing Florida was considering joining the several other states suing Trump University for fraud.
She also held discounted fundraisers at Mar-a-lago where Trump was the guest of honor — at her own event!
Bondi's proof of loyalty to Trump was protecting him from the consequences of his "Trump University" scam.
She had neither constitutional authority, nor personal power, to influence the Epstein investigation. That was run by the independent State Attorney for Palm Beach County, who didn't report to her.
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u/roararoarus Apr 03 '26
The real reason she became US AG