Lawmakers vow to force Pam Bondi to testify despite ouster

Matt Gaetz avoided investigation over sex trafficking a minor by stepping down. 

She sweating now … used and abused by the Pedo … he won’t be protecting her now .. she should just sing and release the Epstein files

Wouldn't it technically be easier to drag her in now?

Least she can do is update the Dow!

But it does give you a reason to get back at the guy who fired you.

She’s still hoping for the pardon. He must be dangling it out there to keep her in line.

Not like she's about to do a heel turn. Mega case of amnesia incoming.

No, but Trump can still pardon her if she keeps her mouth shut. Same with everyone else in his administration and possibly himself.

Im hearing that she couldn't plead the fifth as AG, but now as a private citizen she can... I really hope this is not true but sure would make sense.

Is she going to remain loyal to Trump…or throw him under the bus?

Does it stall though?

I would be cool with offering her immunity if her testimony puts some of this administration behind bars

What happens if she decides to just refuse to appear?

She probably signed one of those Trump NDAs. She won’t talk. She proved she didn’t have to explain anything or answer any questions. Zero repercussions.

Thankfully Trump set the stage by pressing charges against Comey. Now its totally normal and cool! It'll have to wait till next admin.

Right. I remember watching a committee meeting years ago where some business person was essentially caught lying to the committee about whatever the subject was. The Republicans had the committee and the chair asked if they would like the opportunity to amend their testimony at the conclusion of the committee meeting, effectively allowing them to get their story straight. Excuse me, what? If any ordinary person sat before congress, lied to their faces with a smug grin, and was caught doing so, they would be sitting in jail. Full stop. End of discussion. The End. Goodnight. Perjury is almost never prosecuted. I get why, at least to some degree. Willingly telling a lie, and unknowingly telling an untruth are not the same. Intent matters. I get that, I really do. But come on. Congress critters, members of the excutive, police officers, etc. get away with it on the regular because they know they can.

Right? Even if they still drag her up there, then what? She lies or claims incompetence about everything and just goes home after.

Minus today even the DOW seems out of Pam Bondi

If they can manage to haul her in front if a panel again, that would be very funny final question to close the hearing. 

Hell, supposedly she was “let go” because she wasn’t pushing Trump’s agenda hard enough! So all the horrible things she has done, still weren’t good enough and she’s still loyal to Trump.

I agree 100%. I think she is very intelligent, and even moreso vile.

She’s been at it for decades. She already protected Trumpstein when she was the AG in Florida. Trump and her go way back, and she most likely did a lot of shady things for him.

She will stick to USA as long Mango Mussolini administration is in power. After that she will run abroad, to London, Moscow or some Gulf state.

is she allowed to do that outside of a criminal proceeding?

Her being attorney general or the private citizen makes no material difference to the way she would testify. She didn't lose some immunity by losing her job. She's always had to tell the truth and if she didn't, it's been a crime. Being attorney general doesn't mean she can still commit crimes when she's under oath or testifying to Congress.

I'm not a lawyer, but doesn't the 5th amendment only prevent you from being forced to giving testimony that would incriminate yourself? If they ask her "hey did Trump f*** those kids on Epstein Island", she wouldn't be incriminating herself by answering.

This is the correct answer.

“I do not recall…”

well she is unemployed now, she has nothing but time.

Congress, being the highest legislative body in the USA, can subpoena whoever the f*** they want to. There is judicial oversight of this, however, and this power is not absolute and is subject to review and scrutiny. The lawfulness of the subpoena, though, doesn't really come until there's a clear intent to enforce that subpoena (contempt, etc). Which is to say that the review process traditionally kicks in some time after the subpoena is issued -- the judiciary has not been particularly game on reviewing them at the moment of issuance.

Like they did with Hillary and Bill despite not holding office for years?

She'll probably get a subpoena and no show

For Congress to subpoena someone?

Take to the sea!

Keep your friends close and your enemies under the bus.

Fair question, but I suspect he very likely also has dirt on her (going back to her days of killing cases for him in Florida in exchange for ~~bribes~~ campaign contributions), AND the ability to pardon her for all the crimes she’s willfully committed for him. He used her up, and now it’s time for a fresh target dummy to sucker into the job.

Doubtful. He'll be paying her off. This admin is rotten to the core.

because congress was getting pissed because the Files weren't being released fast enough and were all redacted, but I'm sure that is the way Trump wanted it, now he is just scapegoating her, I'm sure her replacement will do the same thing

What can they presently do to hold her accountable?

Yep. A very important role in the "private sector". This is just a chess move

He may have not been at the island but have ypu seen all the weird shit around his adopted son?