The question that matters comes up before things go off the rails. Senator Hirono asks Attorney General Pam Bondi about the reauthorization of FISA-702, that will be needed when the authority expires next year.
The attorney general is clueless about the issue. Bondi literally has to read her answer as prepared for her. I’m not kidding, watch Pam Bondi’s response (prompted):
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If FISA-702 did not exist, the quasi-constitutional justification for the wholesale collection of U.S. citizen metadata no longer exists. It really is that simple.
There is ZERO justification for the capture of U.S. citizen data by the government. The capture itself violates the Fourth Amendment. The only way the government can justify the capture of U.S. Citizen data is if there is some quasi-constitutional or national security reason for it.
Take away “702”, and the data collection collapses; ANY “incidental” search of the database then loses any plausible legal justification. 702 is the camel’s nose under the tent.
Feckless political theater performing for CNN/PBS cameras. Poor acting performances reflect how little CNN/PBS are willing to pay the actors. Phffft.
If Bondi did her job, 70% of the theater kids asking her questions would be in prison instead of performing at today’s hearing.
I think the best we get from this DOJ is that they leave POTUS alone so he can
do his job he doesn;t have to worry about the coming after him..
Yes. They’re likely waiting for their expected “blue wave” in ’26 to do that. The poor feebs. 🤣
Likely true, sadly.
Jeff Sessions (probably unwittingly) set the standard with his recusal, thus exposing 45 to the wolves.
PDJT sees Bondi as loyal, through her legal work for him both before and during 47. Loyalty alone is a very low bar, given all the wrong in need of fixing at DOJ. Still, Bondi clears that bar.
Soooo tired of Bondo Bondi.
Stupid?
Lazy?
I dunno ‘bout that.
Hopelessly inept? Yupper!
Useless?
Double Yupper!
We need __________ to take her place and then we’d have a shot at draining the swamp.
Who should be in that slot?
Tom Fitton.
Thank you, Sundance. Totally agree.
I hope Trump watched Blondie’s performance and replaces her soon. Sounded like a DEI hire.
AG Pammy must of broken marriage than a few ‘press-on’ nails ruffling through umbrella, um .. ‘notes’ to answer said quest…ions.
Get someone who can Actually DO the Job she was assigned to do.. Hey Zeus on a Trident!! Sheesh!
edit: marriage = moar
I .. FN.. HATE.. spHELLcheck!
Just you’all wait till OUR GOD$ in Hades .. e.i. (A)nal (I)inquisition (in which Trump seems to want to bring forth .. via ELLI$ON, $acks, THEIL, OPTIMU$ ELON, et.al. …..) go on line, Biggly-like.
sigh!
Two idiots – dancing in the rain.
Their staffs worked together so they knew the question was coming and had a prepared response. No problem really. But Bondi should have read the response herself before reading it awkwardly out loud.
“some quasi-constitutional or national security reason for it.”
No, national security reasons are an open ended excuse for all sorts of malfeasance. And unacceptable, unless they are specifically secured, limited, and overseen. And as long as Senators in particular have no term limits, we face the SSCI becoming a part of the fourth branch of government, impenetrable, and unaccountable.
702 has to be ended. Let the IC make their case for further warrantless collection and use.
FISA-702 has to do with Foreigners and if they are tied to a US citizen, so that’s a huge stretch, the FISA Court should be denying many of these 702’s connecting with flimsy justification(s) to US citizens.
Instead of pussyfooting around the consideration of the 702, the Patriot Act should be repealed and never seen again. I’m pretty sure all of this mess sprang right out of the Patriot Act.
Pres Trump: I don’t care how blonde she is, get rid of this bimbo before the country suffers any more damage. Do it today!
She mispronounced “incorporate” 😲