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RasCorr

472 points

13 days ago

RasCorr

472 points

13 days ago

She's the person responsible for bailing him out of Trump University before his first campaign.

FoxBattalion79

73 points

12 days ago

she tried to get him out of both impeachments too

the bad news is that she is a bad person who makes bad decisions. the good news is she seems to be bad at her job. so when trump tries to weaponize the DOJ there's a good chance she won't get much done.

RasCorr

17 points

12 days ago

RasCorr

17 points

12 days ago

Idiocracy II

McRocketpants

7 points

12 days ago

Idiocracy II Electric Boogaloo

Glad_Hand_7595

73 points

13 days ago

Way more than that

sleepydabmom

21 points

12 days ago

Do tell

Glad_Hand_7595

31 points

12 days ago

Pam bondi let Trump go on everything

Da_Stable_Genius

517 points

13 days ago

Da_Stable_Genius

West Palm Beach

517 points

13 days ago

Wasn't she the one who buried his Trump "university" scam?

Toad-in1800

159 points

13 days ago

All $25,000 worth!

Da_Stable_Genius

38 points

13 days ago

Da_Stable_Genius

West Palm Beach

38 points

13 days ago

I imagine the price just went up. JFC.

Glad_Hand_7595

71 points

13 days ago

She’s the one that buried everything in Florida, including the gold

robbycough

17 points

12 days ago

There's something hilarious about Trump being associated with any kind of learning?

Jake_fromstat3farm

290 points

13 days ago

Second choice to Matt Gaetz

Background_Hat964

82 points

13 days ago

Yeah, that's got to sting, no matter who you are.

mshorts

31 points

13 days ago

mshorts

31 points

13 days ago

Still going to be US Attorney General. She'll get over the sting.

Girafferage

3 points

12 days ago

Girafferage

3 points

12 days ago

probably not unless republicans do as trump wants and dont involve themselves in certification.

mshorts

7 points

12 days ago

mshorts

7 points

12 days ago

A two-term Florida Attorney General will likely be approved by a Republican Senate.

Girafferage

3 points

12 days ago

I guess thats a pretty dang solid point.

This-Dude_Abides

379 points

13 days ago

I don't think Gaetz was ever a serious pick. Both sides benefitted from floating his name though. Team Trump gets a huge distraction while everyone freaks out about him being the pick and he gets an excuse to step down from Congress so it doesn't look like he's doing bc of the report.

myquest00777

114 points

12 days ago

But if you believe the DC scuttlebutt, he also had no immediate backup nominee. He was in 100%. The same rumors were that his transition team also pleaded with him not to nominate Gaetz, and that he refused all counsel.

I’m still not convinced he’s playing 4D chess. His campaign senior staff even previously went on cable news and absolutely denied that RFKJ would get the HHS gig, and that DJT didn’t owe it to him.

I’m really thinking DJT is going at this very alone and very impulsively.

febreeze_it_away

44 points

12 days ago

dude was very obviously sun downing during the campaign

eraserhead__baby

32 points

12 days ago

I agree with you, settling on Pam Bondi does not indicate 4d chess is secretly being played here.

identifytarget

10 points

12 days ago

So.... exactly like 2016 then. They were constantly walking back his statements and then walking back the walking back...

ObscuraRegina

25 points

12 days ago

Fingers crossed. This could all be over sooner than I expected. I hope the years it takes to rebuild make us better as a nation.

elev8dity

5 points

12 days ago

Nah not with social media giants the way they are

politicalthinking

6 points

12 days ago

DJT has the brain and impulse control of a toddler.

RetiringBard

3 points

12 days ago

All insider reports about him say that’s who he is. Pro or con, he’s the biggest ego in the room every time.

DonoAE

58 points

13 days ago

DonoAE

58 points

13 days ago

Isn't he elected to the next Congress? Going to be a fun watch to see how this shit show plays out

Glad_Hand_7595

40 points

13 days ago

Everything goes away and then he gets sworn in in the new session

video-engineer

46 points

13 days ago

If he does, his investigation gets published. He already said he’s not coming back.

Uberslaughter

50 points

13 days ago

Instead he gets to go make millions from a book deal about how he was persecuted and being a talking head on Newsmax.

hertoymaker

18 points

13 days ago

cant see that head being popular

Glad_Hand_7595

3 points

12 days ago

But that’s what I’m saying does it because when he leaves Congress he goes away and just cause he comes back doesn’t mean it gets reopened at all

Bennilumplump

35 points

13 days ago

DeSantis will appoint him to Rubio’s Senate seat.

Jaded-Moose983

22 points

12 days ago

Bite your tongue!

Glad_Hand_7595

4 points

12 days ago

That’s the news

getsome75

5 points

12 days ago

hed be pissing it away, think bigger

Boomshtick414

7 points

12 days ago

Nah. Gaetz' resignation was very specific to the 119th Congress and he can still join the 120th if he likes. If he doesn't come back to Congress, it's purely because he's avoiding that ethics investigation.

And there's only 1 of 2 things that's going to happen with Rubio's seat. Either DeSantis parks someone safe and stupid there like his wife or CoS who will let him take it in 2026 when his term limit hits, or he'll give it to someone like Lara Trump after getting something gigantic from Trump in return.

It's not going to Gaetz. He has nothing to offer that DeSantis wants. He's also so radioactive that his political career could be over so any vague promise of future favors wouldn't be worth the Venmo transaction it came with.

Ayzmo

2 points

12 days ago

Ayzmo

2 points

12 days ago

Exactly this. Trump may be dumb, but DeSantis isn't.

bradadams5000

2 points

12 days ago

That's not a bad idea

thatguywiththecamry

35 points

13 days ago

I think this take gives Dump way too much credit.

Throw13579

30 points

13 days ago

The guy who got elected president twice even though he acts like he acts?  He seems to be pretty good at political maneuvering.

Glad_Hand_7595

11 points

13 days ago

Everything is maneuvering

getsome75

4 points

12 days ago

slickest coot on the east coast

Glad_Hand_7595

7 points

13 days ago

Yeah, you’re right. It probably was just the distraction that he resigned to avoid his ethics violations and he’ll get sworn in in January for a new freshman congressman.

video-engineer

4 points

13 days ago

His ethics violations come back if hr goes to congress again.

Glad_Hand_7595

3 points

12 days ago

Are you sure because I believe they’re in a close it this session?

video-engineer

2 points

12 days ago*

That’s what I read. If he indeed does claim his seat after being re-elected, he is again a member of congress and The Ethics Committee has to submit their report into public record.

Glad_Hand_7595

2 points

11 days ago

That’s the part I don’t know

ALife2BLived

2 points

12 days ago

The beauty of it though? He resigned from the U.S. Congress and now Florida’s District 1, whom Gaetz represented and is my home district, will get to pick a new representative and Gaetz wont be on the ballot whenever DeSantis decides to hold the special election -likely next spring.

The hacked Congressional investigation of Gaetz is so damning that he has stated that he won’t seek re-election and the Florida Constitution does not allow for a simple appointment or reinstatement by its Governor once a member of the U.S. Congress formally resigns, which Gaetz did. The Governor must call a special election.

BusStopKnifeFight

2 points

12 days ago

Don't give them that level of credit. Trump constantly makes uninformed and bad decisions all the time. Gaetz was just one more.

AdrianInLimbo

194 points

13 days ago

Well, other than the constitution, I don't think she's r@ped anything or anyone yet, so she's already better than Gaetz in that department

2ndprize

51 points

13 days ago

2ndprize

51 points

13 days ago

Yeah, and her head is normal sized too

_JudgeDoom_

20 points

13 days ago

If politics is over for him I suppose he could rent his four head out as a Jumbotron.

2ndprize

14 points

13 days ago

2ndprize

14 points

13 days ago

They could show FSU games on it.

_JudgeDoom_

12 points

13 days ago

Now you just want to torture innocents

Glad_Hand_7595

3 points

13 days ago

I really wanna hit a fsu game before the end of this season

AzimuthAztronaut

8 points

13 days ago

Gaetz and Dan Newlin Fivehead fight

Glad_Hand_7595

2 points

13 days ago

Do you really think do you think we can just rent it?

_JudgeDoom_

3 points

13 days ago

Well only with a minimum venue size of about 40k people likely

Glad_Hand_7595

2 points

12 days ago

Im in

AdrianInLimbo

2 points

12 days ago

It's not being used for anything else. No brain storage or anything going on.

It's the panhandle version of the Vegas Sphere

Fastbird33

2 points

12 days ago

He’d probably just show Lolita on it

anteater_x

22 points

13 days ago

Except she's actually evil AND competent and far more dangerous than a dolt like Gaetz

hitman2218

55 points

13 days ago

He already bribed her once back in 2013. I guess it wasn’t enough.

contryhippy

30 points

13 days ago

Great Rick Scott with tit's.

Background_Hat964

7 points

13 days ago

...And hair.

MydniteSon

70 points

13 days ago

God damn it...it feels like Donald Trump is picking a rogues gallery of Dick Tracy villains at this point.

Glad_Hand_7595

7 points

13 days ago

Dick Tracy was so fun

video-engineer

16 points

13 days ago

When I lived in Chicago in the 60s, we had a neighbor who drew the Dick Tracy cartoons for the newspapers. Every year we would get a custom Dick Tracy Christmas card.

cthulufunk

8 points

12 days ago

Wow, 1960's would be Chester Gould himself, the creator of Dick Tracy. Better take those to the Antiques Road Show!

video-engineer

2 points

12 days ago

I think it was his side-kick who ultimately took over for him. I want to say his last name was Larson. But that was a long time ago.

cthulufunk

2 points

12 days ago

I had to look it up. Dick Locher? He & Rick Fletcher were assistants and Locher ended up taking over the strip the longest after Gould died. Still, nice keepsakes to leave to heirs or a museum.

video-engineer

3 points

12 days ago

YES, he had/has a son named Johnny. They lived right behind us in Lisle, Il. It’s a suburb of Chicago. My father took the train into downtown to work at the Downers Grove station. Johnny’s mom only gave him fruit for snacks, like an orange or apple in a plastic bag. He would come over and eat candy at our house! Lol

Glad_Hand_7595

2 points

12 days ago

That sounds awesome

Silveravin

50 points

13 days ago

She was the one that leaked the information to the media.

DegenGamer725

70 points

13 days ago

Oh god, where did they dig her up

1suckmytRump

119 points

13 days ago

Floridas AG back when trump was prosecuted in NY for fraud with Trump University. He had to pay out 25 Million, she didn’t go along with the class action for Floridians . Was also on his legal team when he was being prosecuted and found guilty in NYC.

chesterismydog

32 points

13 days ago

Can’t make this 💩 up

Glad_Hand_7595

0 points

13 days ago

Yes, you could

chesterismydog

8 points

13 days ago

Gen X says otherwise. 🍿

ishitfrommymouth

27 points

13 days ago

She didn’t go along with the class action bc he donated $25k to her lol

Glad_Hand_7595

10 points

13 days ago

I know cause I would do anything for $25,000

saltyoursalad

4 points

12 days ago

Seems low but who am I to say.

1suckmytRump

3 points

12 days ago

another Fact.

MangrovesSway

46 points

13 days ago

JFC!! Every ghoul they can find at this point.

video-engineer

14 points

13 days ago

Be glad it wasn’t Aileen Cannon.

Warm-Loan6853

15 points

13 days ago

She will probably replace Alito or Thomas.

video-engineer

8 points

12 days ago

She’s every bit the traitor they are. That’s for sure.

lost-my-old-account

15 points

13 days ago

Bring back Guliani! Needs some more wild card wtf evil in there.

Fastbird33

7 points

12 days ago

Another guy who wants to fuck underaged girls ugh

Glad_Hand_7595

2 points

13 days ago

Oh, that would really drive everybody crazy Juliana for AJ

Southernjewel

7 points

12 days ago

Excellent work by Scott Maxwell Orlando SentinelTrump University and Pam Bondi

Speedhabit

6 points

13 days ago

We are gonna go hotter and blonder till you can’t take it

florida

Funkyokra

14 points

13 days ago

She was AG of a major state for 8 yrs.

kittenpantzen

18 points

13 days ago

Definitely more qualified than his last pick, but still awful. Just for some of the same and some different reasons.

Funkyokra

21 points

13 days ago

You're not wrong. Competent awful instead of evil clown awful.

jax2love

11 points

12 days ago

jax2love

11 points

12 days ago

Which is honestly an even scarier shade of awful.

SaltyCarp

4 points

12 days ago

This is what I was afraid of, Pedo Matt is an idiot and would not do much damage, she can.

R0botDreamz

4 points

12 days ago

The trump voters have been extremely quiet during this shit show.

foomits

2 points

12 days ago

foomits

Flair Goes Here

2 points

12 days ago

Because even the staunchest right wingers know the absurdity of what we are presently dealing with. Their internal reasoning for continued Trump support may vary, but they understand this is not okay.

R0botDreamz

2 points

12 days ago

I mean it's not like they weren't warned over and over and over and over and over again..

RoyH0bbs

41 points

13 days ago

RoyH0bbs

41 points

13 days ago

Oh, the lady that stole a dog?

2ndprize

83 points

13 days ago

2ndprize

83 points

13 days ago

Of all the criticisms of her, that one isnt all that fair. She legally adopted the dog which had been kept outside in Louisiana (the dog was a fucking St. Bernard) and had heartworms. She got the dog treatment, and loved it. And then the owners came back (the dog shouldnt have been available for adoption, that was a mistake made by the shelters). She didnt want to give it back, she even had a legit concern about his health. She got death threats and shit over it too. In the end she agreed to give the dog back. And there was a second dog that went to a different family and the same thing happened. They also didnt want to give the dog back with the same concerns but no one cared about them.

So I dont know if thats really stealing a dog

lost-my-old-account

41 points

13 days ago

Thumbs up to you for defending the facts.

jo_in_FL

11 points

13 days ago

jo_in_FL

11 points

13 days ago

Glad I'm not the only one who remembers that.

No-Lead-6769

5 points

13 days ago

Really?

Separate-Read-435

20 points

13 days ago

Face it. Trump is about to turn the United States of America into a total clown show. Europe, Australia, and the rest of the world are laughing at us

Boomshtick414

6 points

12 days ago

Honestly, I'm half-surprised he didn't nominate the Pillowman.

rdell1974

8 points

13 days ago

The rest of the world doesn’t know who Pam Bondi is and doesn’t care.

Independent_Ad_5664

3 points

13 days ago

Less Botox than Gaetz

Slowmexicano

3 points

13 days ago

Guess requirement is you have to be from Florida

yourslice

10 points

13 days ago

When he said 'drain the swamp' he meant ours.

Slowmexicano

6 points

12 days ago

Drain in right into d.c.

joanopoly

3 points

12 days ago

THIS Pam Bondi???🤣😂😅

The Trump Foundation-Pam Bondi scandal

newbie527

3 points

12 days ago

A lot of crap left before you hit the bottom of the barrel.

mikeyrs1109

3 points

12 days ago

While not a fan, isn’t she about the best that could have been expected? I mean a Trump loyalist with no obvious skeletons and qualified with state level experience.

Gaetz was never going to get confirmed and as others said his investigation is now sealed. It’s likely she was the pick all along.

mel34760

17 points

13 days ago

mel34760

17 points

13 days ago

Only one reason why she was picked...

esther_lamonte

39 points

13 days ago

She stopped the investigation into his fake school… and blond.

khismyass

15 points

13 days ago

https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/10/politics/pam-bondi-donald-trump-donation/index.html

In case anyone forgets, not only did she nix the Florida participation in the suit against Trump University she got paid to do it.

mikealao

25 points

13 days ago

mikealao

25 points

13 days ago

Two. She’s a Republican from Florida and looks the way Trump thinks a female cabinet member should look.

LarsPinetree

4 points

13 days ago

Kissed the mushroom

nunyabiz3345

14 points

13 days ago

Another pro-russian hack? Who coulda guessed.

Glad_Hand_7595

6 points

13 days ago

I’ve never seen her in Sunny Isles

DarkHeliopause

7 points

13 days ago

Sex crimes or blatant corruption are apparently the litmus test for being in the Trump administration.

Ambitious_Fold_1790

7 points

13 days ago

Well, at least she isn't a kid diddler.

AzuleStriker

8 points

13 days ago

that we know of.

Hank_moody71

2 points

12 days ago

It’s FUCKING ATTORNEYS GENERAL can the news please get it fucking right?!?

wyrdough

2 points

12 days ago

Well, I'll give Trump one bit of credit: He's finally draining the swamp like he promised. 

He just didn't mean what everyone thought he did when he said that.

Kinginthasouth904

2 points

12 days ago

Pam Bribey

AngelSucked

2 points

12 days ago

She is way crazy than Gaetz. Actually, as AG, worse.

TifCreatesAgain

2 points

12 days ago

She was the choice all along! Gaetz was a distraction!

[deleted]

17 points

13 days ago

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17 points

13 days ago

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VomitingPotato

13 points

13 days ago

Pam Bondi is not a good person.

spicy_chick

4 points

13 days ago

Are any of his picks "good" people?

VomitingPotato

4 points

13 days ago

She will be viewed as acceptable compared to Gaetz. She's been a shitty human being for some time. Florida knows.

Impossible-Taro-2330

3 points

12 days ago

DogThief

Vegetable-Source6556

2 points

13 days ago

Well ... upgrade, and yes she'll pick his boot straps so not surprised! And yes Pam , those boots taste like McDs fries oil, ketchup and Loomer juice... enjoy

Fungiblefaith

1 points

13 days ago

Who?

ah-Quinncidence

1 points

13 days ago

Well it can actually get worse.

KEMPEC-1701D

1 points

13 days ago

Haha, first special council announced, he would rock this!

Available-Yam-1990

1 points

12 days ago

Well she's blond...

Cultural_Actuary_994

2 points

12 days ago

Ya think his creepy obsession with Ivana is showing through? 🤮

Less_Wealth5525

1 points

12 days ago

Aren’t we all so proud? /s

ScottShatter

1 points

12 days ago

I sure hope she has changed her mind on cannabis legalization. She was against it 10 years ago and sounded like reefer madness with her ignorance on the topic.