Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general • Hacker News Board

Re: Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Post by helterskelter » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC

Let's hope she doesn't get a pardon before he leaves office.

Re: Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Post by CodeWriter23 » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC

cosmicgadget wrote: post #8

The timing coincides with her office getting embarrassed in front of the Supreme Court, with Trump in artendance. P2025 had a plan but it was always going to struggle against the president's personality issues.

Also with Swallwell becoming aware the FBI had him under investigation. And he and Bondi are buds.

Re: Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Post by sizzzzlerz » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC

josefritzishere wrote: post #3

If there are still history books in the future... what will they think of all this?

Chapter 3 - United States of America

b. July 4, 1776, d. January 20, 2024. It was good while it lasted.

Re: Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Post by Finnucane » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 6:07 PM UTC

cosmicgadget wrote: post #9

Simulacra wrote: post #7

I support this. We should prosecute these people and Bondi's excuse that the economy would collapse was so ridiculous as to be insulting. If crimes were committed the perpetrators must be prosecuted no matter who they are.

I wouldn't hold out any hope that her replacement will be any different on this particular point.

They might be, but that’s not really a reason to let bad people stay in jobs they shouldn’t have. Otherwise e might as well give up any pretense of accountability and just let them do whatever they want.

Re: Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Post by moshegramovsky » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC

I heard it's because she wouldn't settle his 10 billion lawsuit grift.

Re: Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC

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Re: Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Post by coumbaya » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC

I hate this administration as much as the next (european) guy, but what has this got to do with hackernews ?

Re: Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Post by barney54 » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC

Noaidi wrote: post #2

I guess the Dow is not at 50,000 anymore?

I don't know why you are getting downvoted for this comment. Bondi's promoting the DOW during a hearing was bizarre.

Re: Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC

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Re: Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Post by cosmicgadget » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC

Simulacra wrote: post #10

cosmicgadget wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wouldn't hold out any hope that her replacement will be any different on this particular point.

Alas I am trying to be optimistic but you may be closer to reality.

MTG claims Trump said exposing the client list would hurt his friends. Elon said Trump is implicated in them and we all know he was extremely Epstein-adjacent. Trump also cares about the impact of the market indexes on his ego so he'd probably want to avoid a major shakeup.

Any of these reasons or the unmentioned ones is enough to be pretty confident Trump will nominate someone who will want to make the files go away quietly.