Trump Instructs AG Bondi to Prosecute Political Foes

SEP 22·UPDATED SEP 22

Trump Instructs AG Bondi to Prosecute Political Foes

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Above: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Sept. 11, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Image copyright: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The Spin

Republican narrative

Trump's frustration with the DOJ's inaction is completely justified given the double standard that allowed Democrats to weaponize the legal system against him for years. The president was impeached twice and indicted five times over nothing, while his political enemies, who committed real crimes, walk free. Siebert's refusal to prosecute obvious cases shows exactly why Trump needs loyal prosecutors who will enforce the law.

American Thinker Red State

Democratic narrative

This is a dangerous authoritarian overreach, where Trump is openly demanding his attorney general prosecute political opponents regardless of evidence, fundamentally undermining the rule of law and judicial independence. The president is essentially turning the DOJ into his personal law firm by firing prosecutors who won't bring politically motivated cases and replacing them with loyalists who will do his bidding.

Metaculus Prediction

Public Figures

Pam Bondi

Donald Trump

The Controversies

Will The Trump Administration Suspend Habeas Corpus?

Political split

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Daily CallerSEP 21

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Mother JonesSEP 21

Senator Addresses Trump's Truth Social Post to Pam Bondi—'Happens in Iran'

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New YorkerSEP 22

Don't make it look like Democrats have moral high ground on justice

American ThinkerSEP 21

Trump orders attorney general to prosecute his political enemies straight away: ‘We can’t delay any longer’

IndependentSEP 21

Schumer refuses to rule out caving to Trump in government shutdown fight

New York PostSEP 22

Trump savages Pam Bondi as he leaks brutal text message listing her failings... and tells her: I want Lindsey

Daily MailSEP 21

Trump presses Bondi to prosecute his enemies including Letitia James, Adam Schiff in Truth Social post: ‘They’re all guilty as hell’

New York PostSEP 22

Trump calls on Attorney General Bondi to use power of the Justice Department more aggressively

Schumer Claims Trump Won’t Negotiate So He Will Own a Shutdown

BreitbartSEP 21

Murphy: ‘We Are Quickly Turning into a Banana Republic’

BreitbartSEP 21

Trump Post Encourages Bondi to Action on Variety of Cases, Makes Nomination He Thinks Will Bring Justice

Red StateSEP 22

Fetterman: ‘Absolutely the Wrong Thing’ if Dems Shut Down the Government

BreitbartSEP 21

Schumer: Trump Pressuring DOJ Is the ‘Path to a Dictatorship’

BreitbartSEP 21

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Raw StorySEP 21

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Raw StorySEP 22

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Raw StorySEP 22

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NPR Online NewsSEP 21

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Donald Trump pushes Pam Bondi to move 'now' on investigations into political foes

USA TodaySEP 22

Trump ramps up retribution campaign with push for Bondi to pursue cases against his foes

Associated PressSEP 22

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