Bondi struggled to prosecute Trump foes. But will a new attorney general make a difference?

<br><br>**The Role of Bondi Struggling to Prosecute Trump Foes. Will a New Attorne<br>Attorney General Make a Difference?**<br><br>Pam Bondi's tenure as Attorney General has been marked by her inability to <br>deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump's political enemies, <br>despite her efforts. Her Justice Department has faced resistance from judge<br>judges, grand jurors, and even her own workforce. But will her successor fa<br>fare any better? The answer lies in the complex web of politics, law, and s<br>skepticism that has impeded Bondi's attempts.<br><br>Bondi's Justice Department has been plagued by factual and legal hurdles, w<br>which have made it challenging to establish criminal conduct against Trump <br>foes. A new Attorney General will inherit not only Trump's demand for polit<br>political prosecutions but also the same skeptical court system that has hi<br>hindered efforts to deliver results. As Peter Keisler, a former acting Atto<br>Attorney General under President George W. Bush, noted, At the end of the <br>day, it's not like there were some magic steps that Pam Bondi could have ta<br>taken to make bad cases look good to grand juries or judges.<br><br>Bondi was just the latest Trump attorney general pressed to meet the presid<br>president's demands of loyalty and retribution. Trump has a history of push<br>pushing out Attorney Generals who refuse to carry out his political agenda,<br>agenda, including Jeff Sessions and William Barr. Bondi, however, seemed de<br>determined to remain in Trump's good graces by praising him, offering unfli<br>unflinching support, and embarking on investigations into Democrats and the<br>the president's adversaries.<br><br>Despite her efforts, Bondi's Justice Department has faced setbacks. A judge<br>judge dismissed cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York <br>Attorney General Letitia James after finding that the prosecutor who filed <br>them was illegally appointed. Grand juries have refused to bring new mortga<br>mortgage fraud charges against James, and the Comey case is mired in an evi<br>evidentiary dispute and statute of limitations concerns.<br><br>A federal grand jury in Washington has also refused to return an indictment<br>indictment against Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video urging U<br>U.S. military members to resist illegal orders. A federal judge has quash<br>quashed Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve as part <br>of an investigation into testimony by Chair Jerome Powell, calling its just<br>justifications a thin and unsubstantiated pretext.<br><br>The question now is whether Bondi's successor will have any better success <br>in carrying out Trump's retribution campaign. Deputy Attorney General Todd <br>Blanche, who has a longstanding relationship with Trump, is currently leadi<br>leading the Justice Department. Several people familiar with the matter tel<br>tell The Associated Press that Lee Zeldin, a Trump loyalist and head of the<br>the Environmental Protection Agency, has been privately mentioned by Trump <br>as a possible pick.<br><br>Whatever the outcome, one thing is clear the next Attorney General will be<br>be expected to carry out Trump's political agenda with more success. As Jim<br>Jim Gurule, a former Justice Department official and law professor at Notre<br>Notre Dame, noted, If she was fired because Trump did not think that she w<br>was moving quickly enough in bringing criminal cases against his political <br>enemies, then you would expect that the person that would replace her would<br>would probably agree to escalate those efforts.<br><br>**Conclusion**<br><br>The role of Bondi has been marked by struggles and setbacks. While a new At<br>Attorney General may be expected to carry out Trump's retribution campaign <br>with more success, it remains unclear whether they will be able to overcome<br>overcome the same skeptical court system and factual and legal hurdles that<br>that have impeded Bondi's attempts. One thing is certain the next Attorney<br>Attorney General will be under intense pressure to deliver results, with Tr<br>Trump's approval hanging in the balance.<br><br>**Key Takeaways**<br><br>* Pam Bondi has struggled to deliver criminal cases against President Donal<br>Donald Trump's political enemies.<br>* A new Attorney General may be expected to carry out Trump's retribution c<br>campaign with more success, but it remains unclear whether they will be abl<br>able to overcome the same skeptical court system and factual and legal hurd<br>hurdles that have impeded Bondi's attempts.<br>* The next Attorney General will be under intense pressure to deliver resul<br>results, with Trump's approval hanging in the balance.<br><br>**Wiseacre Quote**<br><br>The problem is that the president is demanding that prosecutions be brough<br>brought when there's no evidence and no valid legal theory. A new Attorney <br>General won't change that. - Peter Keisler, former acting Attorney General<br>General under President George W. Bush