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orangecrush

(30,498 posts)
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 01:57 PM Thursday

So what illegal thing did Bondi refuse to do for Trump

That got her sacked?

Had to be really out there, considering how much she's been totally cool with so far

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So what illegal thing did Bondi refuse to do for Trump (Original Post) orangecrush Thursday OP
Trump is unpredictible no matter what you do for him drray23 Thursday #1
Refused to destroy the files I'm guessing Aviation Pro Thursday #2
I gotta believe somebody, somewhere has a copy of the files. Dyedinthewoolliberal Thursday #23
I wonder if it was a request from djt to destroy the files? Shellback Squid Thursday #3
Good guess orangecrush Thursday #6
Who knows, but she refused to be deposed under oath by Congress Raven123 Thursday #4
Not after the pole dance she did for Trump at the hearings orangecrush Thursday #8
This could be as simple as her telling him rzemanfl Thursday #5
Naaa orangecrush Thursday #7
So, he took her to the Supreme Court yesterday rzemanfl Thursday #12
Probably to intimidate the Court orangecrush Thursday #14
Apparently, she gave Eric Swallwell a heads up on his FBI investigation tinrobot Thursday #9
That's probably it Yeller Thursday #10
Thanks orangecrush Thursday #11
Is there a source for this? n/t rzemanfl Thursday #13
This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Thursday #15
The New Republic LeftInTX Thursday #28
The only source I was able to find for this rzemanfl Thursday #16
Probably wouldn't sign off on the $10 billion Diraven Thursday #17
Good guess orangecrush Thursday #18
MAGA has been calling to get rid of her for a while now JI7 Thursday #19
Maybe she would not sleep with him ???p Trueblue1968 Thursday #20
Maybe she refused to swallow orangecrush Thursday #22
!!! ornotna Thursday #33
... orangecrush Thursday #34
Nothing illegal, she just broke the cardinal rule of this adminastration. mwmisses4289 Thursday #21
She has a vagina. intheflow Thursday #24
Yes - he is firing all the women. nt TBF Thursday #25
Go mushroom hunting in the Oval Office. marble falls Thursday #26
My guess. Go visit Ghislaine in prison and make ' special arrangements ' for Bread and Circuses Thursday #27
He's going after the women in the cabinet. Tulsi is under the gun too. hedda_foil Thursday #29
Nerve enid602 Thursday #30
I suspect Bondi refused to follow an illegal order from Trump that would have placed her in serious legal jeopardy. sop Thursday #31
It almost seems like Mad_Machine76 Thursday #32

drray23

(8,801 posts)
1. Trump is unpredictible no matter what you do for him
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 01:59 PM
Thursday

It could be as simple as he woke up and decided to do something to distract from his current woes with the Iran war debacle.
Or his dementia addled mind thinks that she is not evil enough and did not throw enough of his opponents in jail.

Aviation Pro

(15,611 posts)
2. Refused to destroy the files I'm guessing
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 01:59 PM
Thursday

Also, is there any doubt that she stashed a secret insurance hard drive?

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(16,215 posts)
23. I gotta believe somebody, somewhere has a copy of the files.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 03:37 PM
Thursday

I mean, it's gold! Who would let that pass through their fingers?

Raven123

(7,831 posts)
4. Who knows, but she refused to be deposed under oath by Congress
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:04 PM
Thursday

Maybe a red line she wouldn’t cross?

I actually think this is just Trump being Trump. The rest is speculation.

orangecrush

(30,498 posts)
8. Not after the pole dance she did for Trump at the hearings
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:13 PM
Thursday


It was to be something she's positive she'd go to jail for.

And maybe she knows whatever it is would take him down too, thus no pardon.

rzemanfl

(31,399 posts)
5. This could be as simple as her telling him
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:09 PM
Thursday

he shouldn't have walked out of the Supreme Court until the hearing was over.

rzemanfl

(31,399 posts)
12. So, he took her to the Supreme Court yesterday
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:16 PM
Thursday

to squeeze the last bit of subservience out of her?

Response to rzemanfl (Reply #13)

rzemanfl

(31,399 posts)
16. The only source I was able to find for this
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:25 PM
Thursday

was the Hindustan Times.

Since then, The International Business Times & New Republic have also suggested TSF believed this. Go figure.

Diraven

(1,916 posts)
17. Probably wouldn't sign off on the $10 billion
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:27 PM
Thursday

Trump wants an outrageously huge "settlement" for his tax returns getting leaked by the IRS.

JI7

(93,656 posts)
19. MAGA has been calling to get rid of her for a while now
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:43 PM
Thursday

Not for the right or good reason though.

mwmisses4289

(4,260 posts)
21. Nothing illegal, she just broke the cardinal rule of this adminastration.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:57 PM
Thursday

During her televised hearing her shenanigans took most of the attention off of trump, relegating him to the third or fourth thing that would be reported on during those days. Major no no.

Her hearings also shone a spotlight on how much of a coverup of the epstein files is occuring. Not quite as big a no no as taking attention off of t, but still a no no.

intheflow

(30,193 posts)
24. She has a vagina.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 03:47 PM
Thursday

First he used her as a shield to make it appear the regime supports women. But the second she didn't pull SCOTUS wins out of her ass for him, she reverted to being a vagina and therefore disposable.

Bread and Circuses

(2,112 posts)
27. My guess. Go visit Ghislaine in prison and make ' special arrangements ' for
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 06:37 PM
Thursday

Her unfortunate fall out a window…..

hedda_foil

(16,987 posts)
29. He's going after the women in the cabinet. Tulsi is under the gun too.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 06:50 PM
Thursday
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/trump-tulsi-gabbard-intelligence-chief

Trump polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief

Exclusive: Pressure intensifies for Gabbard after president’s displeasure with Iran war testimony

Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet members in recent weeks whether he should replace his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, venting frustration that she shielded a former deputy who undercut his rationale for war with Iran, according to two people briefed on the discussions.

It is not clear that Trump will actually fire Gabbard over the episode. Currently, there is no standout candidate to take the job, and advisers have cautioned that creating a high-profile vacancy before a successor is ready could cause unhelpful political distractions.

But Trump’s discussions mark an ominous development for Gabbard, given the president tends to poll his advisers when he starts to seriously consider whether a personnel change is necessary. The two people spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

Trump’s doubts about Gabbard followed her testimony at the worldwide threats hearing on Capitol Hill last month where she declined to condemn Joe Kent, who had resigned days earlier after arguing that Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the United States, the people said.

--more-- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/trump-tulsi-gabbard-intelligence-chief

enid602

(9,705 posts)
30. Nerve
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 07:14 PM
Thursday

She had the nerve to start gagging, retching and turning blue when it was her week to be Trump’s diaper changer.

sop

(18,729 posts)
31. I suspect Bondi refused to follow an illegal order from Trump that would have placed her in serious legal jeopardy.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 07:37 PM
Thursday

Bondi's done a lot of deeply unethical and openly partisan things as AG, but arguably (in my view) she hadn't yet crossed that bright line into criminality. Like Jeff Sessions - who was fired because he recused himself from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, and allowed the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller - Bondi was facing some hard choices on the Epstein investigation, and she probably wouldn't give in to Trump.

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Mad_Machine76

(24,967 posts)
32. It almost seems like
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 07:43 PM
Thursday

Trump is (so far) only getting rid of all of the women and replacing them with men.

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