Melissa Murray

So the zone has been flooded with a lot of stuff. And I think the mere fact that Pam Bondi Isn't a frat paddle turned into a real live boy makes her, in this context, a credible candidate to be attorney general? I think in more normal times, there are aspects of her resume that I think might raise some questions, which is not to say that she's unqualified. She's a lawyer.

She has graduated from law school. She's been a prosecutor. But attorney general and being the head of the DOJ is not simply being a lawyer or a prosecutor or even the chief prosecutor. It's a managerial position. You are not only managing the lawyers in Maine Justice in both the criminal and civil divisions, you're also managing the lawyers in the 93 U.S.

She has graduated from law school. She's been a prosecutor. But attorney general and being the head of the DOJ is not simply being a lawyer or a prosecutor or even the chief prosecutor. It's a managerial position. You are not only managing the lawyers in Maine Justice in both the criminal and civil divisions, you're also managing the lawyers in the 93 U.S.

She has graduated from law school. She's been a prosecutor. But attorney general and being the head of the DOJ is not simply being a lawyer or a prosecutor or even the chief prosecutor. It's a managerial position. You are not only managing the lawyers in Maine Justice in both the criminal and civil divisions, you're also managing the lawyers in the 93 U.S.

Attorney's Offices across the United States. You are managing lawyers and other employees across a number of federal agencies that fall in the remit of the DOJ, like the FBI, like the DEA, like the U.S. Marshal Service. And so it's a really complex and... unwieldy organization. And so it's not simply that you're a lawyer, you actually have to be pretty experienced as a manager.

Attorney's Offices across the United States. You are managing lawyers and other employees across a number of federal agencies that fall in the remit of the DOJ, like the FBI, like the DEA, like the U.S. Marshal Service. And so it's a really complex and... unwieldy organization. And so it's not simply that you're a lawyer, you actually have to be pretty experienced as a manager.

Attorney's Offices across the United States. You are managing lawyers and other employees across a number of federal agencies that fall in the remit of the DOJ, like the FBI, like the DEA, like the U.S. Marshal Service. And so it's a really complex and... unwieldy organization. And so it's not simply that you're a lawyer, you actually have to be pretty experienced as a manager.

And I think that might actually have come up if this was a more normal confirmation process, but it isn't and it's not going to be. And so I think Pam Bondi is our next attorney general and that raises some questions and we should talk about those.

And I think that might actually have come up if this was a more normal confirmation process, but it isn't and it's not going to be. And so I think Pam Bondi is our next attorney general and that raises some questions and we should talk about those.

And I think that might actually have come up if this was a more normal confirmation process, but it isn't and it's not going to be. And so I think Pam Bondi is our next attorney general and that raises some questions and we should talk about those.

We are not unburdened by what has been. We are definitely burdened.

We are not unburdened by what has been. We are definitely burdened.

We are not unburdened by what has been. We are definitely burdened.

As you know, the Supreme Court in Trump versus United States held the president has absolute immunity to commit crimes in certain core areas of the president's responsibility. One of those core areas is the Justice Department. So in a breathtakingly dangerous and irresponsible decision,

As you know, the Supreme Court in Trump versus United States held the president has absolute immunity to commit crimes in certain core areas of the president's responsibility. One of those core areas is the Justice Department. So in a breathtakingly dangerous and irresponsible decision,

As you know, the Supreme Court in Trump versus United States held the president has absolute immunity to commit crimes in certain core areas of the president's responsibility. One of those core areas is the Justice Department. So in a breathtakingly dangerous and irresponsible decision,

Justice Roberts and the majority held the president could commit crimes using the Department of Justice and be immune from prosecution. Justice Sotomayor correctly said this new immunity lies about like a loaded weapon.

Justice Roberts and the majority held the president could commit crimes using the Department of Justice and be immune from prosecution. Justice Sotomayor correctly said this new immunity lies about like a loaded weapon.

Justice Roberts and the majority held the president could commit crimes using the Department of Justice and be immune from prosecution. Justice Sotomayor correctly said this new immunity lies about like a loaded weapon.

So the fear and the concern we have is that the incoming president will use that loaded weapon, that immunity to commit crimes through the Department of Justice and for that reason, It is all the more important that we have an attorney general who has the independence, the strength, the intestinal fortitude to say no to the president when it is necessary.