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Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Lawmakers said the Justice Department has indicated Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon -- a candidate to replace Pam Bondi as attorney general -- will represent her in a transcribed interview later this month, raising ethical concerns.

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Sen. DURBIN: This is our first meeting since Trump fired Pam Bondi. She did more damage to the Justice Department's reputation than any Attorney General in history. She transformed it into a weaponized political battleground. Courts and grand juries blocked her baseless prosecutions.

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-- Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 (@judiciarydems.senate.gov) May 5, 2026 at 10:51 AM

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... House Democrats are sounding the alarm about the Justice Department's purported plan for Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon to represent former Attorney General Pam Bondi in her "official capacity" during an interview with lawmakers about the agency's handling of the Epstein files.

It would be a striking move by Dhillon, who is considered by some to be a top contender to replace Bondi at the head of the Justice Department. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee argued Monday it would likely violate agency policy and ethical standards.

The Oversight Committee's Republican majority last week announced that Bondi, ousted by President Donald Trump in April, would sit for a "transcribed interview" with lawmakers later this month on her compliance with federal law requiring the Justice Department to publish documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The former attorney general's participation in the congressional Epstein probe has been a contentious topic on Capitol Hill -- Democrats have accused her of dodging an initial deposition date set in a committee subpoena from March. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-05 01:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Why is fmr AG Bondi apparently so afraid to testify?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-05 01:33 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Donald Trump raped children, that's why.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-05 03:17 PM | Reply

Donald Trump raped children

He's a role model for Republicans everywhere!

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-05 03:19 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

... Justice Department has indicated Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon -- a candidate to replace Pam Bondi as attorney general -- will represent her in a transcribed interview later this month ...

Asst AG Dhillon is probably trying to get into the good graces of Pres Trump with this maneuver.

But the question remains, will this apparent effort outshine Acting AG Blanche telling Pres Trump that he loves Pres Trump?


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-05 06:29 PM | Reply

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