The Resignation Letter Danielle Sassoon Wrote To AG Bondi

The Trump administration is not even trying to hide their corruption anymore. Eric Adams (the mayor of New York City) was facing serious charges of corruption, and additional charges were in the process of being added. But that was before Adams agreed to help Trump with his immigration deportations in New York City - something he agreed to so the federal charges would be dismissed. That is called a quid pro quo, and it is illegal.

The Trump administration doesn't care about laws - only getting what they want. So Trump told AG Pam Bondi to drop the charges against Adams. Bondi instructed the Southern District of New York federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon to dismiss the charges. 

But Bondi got a surprise. While Sassoon is a conservative Republican, she is also a person of honor who would not violate the law just to please her bosses (Bondi and Trump). She sent Bondi an 8-page letter resigning her post and refusing to follow the illegal directive.

Here is that letter:

   

Gaetz Is Out - Trump's Second Choice Is Pam Bondi

It became obvious that Matt Gaetz was going to have a lot of trouble being confirmed (if he could be confirmed at all), so Donald Trump had Gaetz withdraw his name from consideration. By having Gaetz do it instead of Trump, it looks a little less like a loss by Trump (although that's exactly what it was).

It didn't take Trump long to announce another nominee for Attorney General. He chose attorney Pam Bondi of Florida. 

Trump's base will love the pick, because she is a Trump loyalist and a card-carrying member of the MAGA cult. I doubt many others will be pleased though.

Bondi has a couple of things that make her a better pick than Gaetz. She has no history of sexual abuse. She also has experience both as a prosecutor and an administrator - having served 18 years as a prosecutor and served two terms as Florida's Attorney General.

She is a right-wing culture warrior. She opposes abortion and LGBTQ+ rights (including the right to marry). And she twice tried to have the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) overturned.  She is also an election-denier, and defended Trump in his impeachment trial.

Will she fulfill Trump's dream of retribution against his political opponents? We don't know yet. But it's a bad sign that she accused President Biden of criminal behavior while defending Trump.

She's not a good choice, but nobody expected Trump to make a good choice. She will be confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate.