Trump presses Bondi to take legal action against his foes– thehill.com
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President Trump in a Truth Social post on Saturday demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi take action against his foes, saying there could be no delay.
In the post, Trump listed Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), New York Attorney General Letitia James, and former FBI Director James Comey while complaining that “nothing is being done.”
“They’re all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done,” Trump wrote.
He concluded the post by saying that “we can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility” and complaining that “they impeached me twice” and indicted me five times.
Asked about the post a shot time later as he left the White House for an event, Trump added “they have to act. We want to act fast.”
“You know, they were ruthless and vicious,” he added, again mentioning the two impeachment and multiple indictments.
“If they are guilty or if they should be judged, they should be judged and we have to do it now,” he said.
Trump’s remarks pressuring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take legal actions against those he sees as his political foes is a sharp shift from traditional boundaries meant to prevent DOJ from becoming a legal, political arm of the president.
The comments underscore Trump’s frustrations in his second term with his long-time critics, and comes as the administration has signaled it has an interest in silencing voices with which it disagrees.
ABC indefinitely suspended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel days ago after pressure from the chair of the Federal Communications Commission ,and the Trump administration has signaled a crackdown on liberal groups with which it disagrees.
