we are ecstatic to have pam bondi as our attorney general.a career prosecutor, hard-nosed, no nonsense. with confirmation of pam bondi as top cop in the country with with people being deported so far, it is signalling return to law and order in this country. return he promised us, it is crystal clear to anybody watching, days of prioritizing criminals are over. >> todd: what do you expect pam bondi to do differently from merrick garland? >> well, i really think she's actually going to enforce the laws of this country and be supportive of closing our border and making sure we are deporting people. you are see more commitment and rei reinvestment across this country to make sure we have enough police officers on the street. you will see more agresive posture about war on cops in this country that has seen 1100 police officers shot over the last three years. when you have support of attorney general and president of the united states, it can turn law enforcement where we support hard working men and women who put that uniform on everyday. >> tod

i've known pam bondi for years, from nigh ag world. pam was always known as a leader. and somebody that has this really rare combination of a steel backbone and a heart of gold. she is neal it for the right -- she's in it for the right reasons. she cares about the rule of law. she started her career from humble beginnings in a small town in florida, and she wanted to be a prosecutor. we heard in her testimony in the judiciary committee that that was her -- that was her goal was to be a prosecutor, and she spent hours and years in those courtrooms prosecuting the bad guys. and she later became the attorney general of one of our bigger states. and as i mentioned, she was a leader. she defended the constitution. she took on the opioid epidemic. she was relentless in taking on human trafficking. and somebody i think that everybody can look up to, not just from a personal perspective and her personal story but also the way that she took on her job and had accolades from both sides of the aisle. there was actually somebody in the senate committee who was on the other side of

we have a brand-new attorney general, pam bondi.ow president trump is preparing to sign an executive order titled keeping men out of women's sports this afternoon. the president is sticking to that promise he made on the campaign trail. i remember it well. our viewers, too, at the "the faulkner focus" town hall, all women in october. let's watch. >> president trump: we stop it. we absolutely stop it. you can't have it. it is a man playing in the game. physically from a muscular standpoint. even a little less maybe they do all sorts of tests and drugs and everything else. >> harris: how do you stop it? go to the sports leagues? >> president trump: the president bans it. you don't let it happen. [cheers and applause] not a big deal. >> harris: i can tell you from being there that was one of the loudest points of that all-women town hall. this executive order that trump is getting ready to put into play comes as today we recognize national girls and women in sports day. also on this day senator you are reintroducing that bill called pr

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today is attorney general pam bondi's first full day on the job and she got a big new assignment from president trump via this eo. >> anti-christian bias. never heard of that one before; right. the tariffs will work to fully prosecute anti-christian violence and vandeberg vandalism in our society and move heaven and earth to protect the rights of christians and believers nationwide. reporter: another big executive order today comes with big punishment for any americans that help icc, international criminal court investigate americans or american allies. if you do that and you deal with new financial and visa sanctions. the president is doing this because he's still upset that icc approved an arrest warrant for benjamin netanyahu a few monarchies ago and a federal judge giving all federal workers till monday to mull over a buyout offer if that money winds up being approved by congress. >> we expect it to infrastructure crease and saving tens of millions and federal workers in the city to accept the very generous offer and don't want to show up to the office and rip the american people

essentially, pam bondi first act in. office is to. >> order an investigation of the january 6th and the classified documents prosecution of donald trump. that is an outrageous thing to do on your first day, she said. >> pam bondi did during her confirmation hearing. she would be looking forward, seemed to say suggest that she would not be targeting any employees, that she was just going to do the work of the justice system. but in her first act as attorney general, promising to investigate the investigators of donald trump. >> yeah. >> i mean, that message. is pretty clear. >> if anybody is weaponizing. >> these two agencies. >> it's the people who are about. >> to take over. >> and i note that. >> the pam bondi. >> she just created. >> a weaponized. >> weaponizing task force. what the heck is that? except once again, turning inward and looking at the people, the brave people who are working in the doj and fbi and looking at them saying, are you next? these are crazy times. >> now, after the 2024 election, anger, loathin

to come out against it let's be honest the two that say god bless america and i say i am excited pam bondi is on the case, it's our first amendment, so every american should feel free to express the religion in whatever way that is and christian values is with this country was founded on. >> trace: we will talk about pam bondi leader coming out as well, doj let's talk about elon musk and talk about, usaid and she said the following today, watch. >> it's a common sense common sense allusion to fixing a decadal problem of bloated bureaucracy, waste, fraud, and abuse in the vast majority of americans supported, so the democrats can hoot and holler all they want, this white house will stay committed to delivering on president trump's priorities, and be good stewards of the hardworking american people tax dollars. >> trace: on top of that the vast majority of americans are in favour of cutting government bloat. >> exactly, just want the money to be scrutinized and made sure is properly allocated, where it's supposed to go and not to benefit foreign entities and to benefit the american taxpayers

pam bondi now our attorney general. she issued orders to fight the weaponization of justice, lift the death penalty and my favourite, crack down on cities and states ordering the doj to pause all of their federal funding, why should they posit? -- why should they posit -- why should they pause it? >> they shielded them. they shield drug cartels, the drug cartels is correctly and finally labelling as foreign terrorist organizations. federal taxpayer dollars should not be used to subsidize cities and governments that shelter terrorists and criminals that are murdering our citizens by the thousands. donald trump is going to shut that down. you also mentioned that the new attorney general pam bondi following president trump's day when executive orders, has made it clear that her department's mission will centre on those criminal cartels and also partnership with the dod which of course is being led by the great pete. you have seen how president trump has already shut down the southern border, the financial lifeblood of thos

tommy tuberville was with me when pam bondi was sworn in yesterday. >> pam bondi will bring trust back to our department of justice. our justice system. people across the country have been throwing their hands up going what do we do? we don't believe in what's going on. the number one thing we have to do in this country if you are a politician or anybody that has anything to do with our justice system, the people have to believe in what you are doing and why you are doing it. >> harris: senator, the people, okay. what about democrats? they are ready for all-out -- i'm just quoting, a battle, war, the word war was used. not just against the crisis, they are pushing against these changes. >> look, the democrats are pushing against president trump's nominees. i think what i listen to them saying we'll fight. their definition is obstruct, delay and waste very precious time to get this country back on the right course, make sure our institutions are credible and most importantly, undo the devastation and damage based on the crime and the influx of those here that seek to do us harm. this is

here are some other priorities for pam bondi.ning charging arresting priorities targeting gang leaders, for terrorists and murder acts, arresting for prior violent crimes, and of course, targeting fentanyl equipment. i'm trying to put myself in your position, irene the wife of border patrol agent. it is unconscionable to get these obvious policies pam bondi will be enacting were enacted by -- weren't enacted by the biden administration? just as american citizen, that is what we deserve. to the constitution of the united states and provide one of the functions of the constitution of the federal government to provide for tranquility of the american citizens, we the people of this united states. we demand those things. they are common sense! but the reality is the democrats and the last administration don't care. if pam bondi will be starting with any of the investigations, i encourage her to begin with every representative, every mayor on border cities because we know the mayor, new mayor, old mayor, the congresswoman who i ran aga

we've got breaking news coming in, new details on how pam bondi is going to to clean out biden's fbi and doj, stop winnyization, and pam done by is also going after d.a. alvin bragg, letitia james and jack smith's cases against trump. legal analysts say they were totally unfair. jason rantz is here to the react to the breaking news. please stick with us, we have a jam-packed hour for you. we're back in two. >> well, i can just say very simply for me, overall, very simple, make america great again. that's what we're going to do. we're going to make america great again, and she's going to take crime out of the system. as much as might be can do that, she's going to do it. anybody can do that, she's going to do it. ♪ baby: liberty! mom: liberty mutual is all she talks about since we saved hundreds by bundling our home and auto insurance. biberty: it's pronounced "biberty." baby: liberty! biberty: biberty! baby: liberty! biberty: nice try, kid. only pay for what you need ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ baby: liberty. an alternative to pills, voltaren is a clinically proven arthritis pain r

attorney general pam bondi versus illinois democratic governor pritzker. a.g. g legal action against chicago's sanctuary city laws to keep local law enforcement from cooperating with immigration and customs enforcement. here is a.g. bondi. >> they are choosing illegal aliens over the safety and security of their own citizens and the men and women of law enforcement who are out there trying to protect their citizens. not only did we sue do the city of chicago but the state of illinois, the mayor, the governor and we sued others and let me be very clear, if you don't comply with federal law, you will be next. >> harris: colorado's democratic governor's office with reaction to the lawsuit. a quote. colorado is not a sanctuary state. colorado will continue to work in compliance with state and federal law. if federal law enforcement agencies in apprehending dangerous criminals to make colorado safer for everyone. however, a review of laws in denver and boulder county show many sanctuary provisions and you know about aurora, right? white house border czar tom homan in

no that pam bondi said no enemies list.being asked these questions not randomly, not because of people are paranoid, but because he is at, at best diplomatically, a somewhat unusual pick for this type of job with less of the type of federal law enforcement managerial experience that other people have had, who also has explicitly discussed the idea, plan or threat of going after people not for what they do, not because they were found guilty of crimes with evidence, but because of who they are that they disagree with him or maga or trump, that they do journalism or other things in science, or facts that they view as somehow a problem. and under oath, he failed to distance himself from those key past claims. >> the clappers and the brennan's and the comey's of the world will always lie. we will prosecute them for lying to congress. >> do you plan. >> to investigate. >> james comey? who's on your list? >> i have no intentions of going backwards. there may be a full fledged investigation into those in congress who aided and abe

in 20 # 1, pam bondi became florida's first attorney general. at that time so-called pill mills were a major problem. on the campaign trail ms. bondi would hear heartbreaking stories of addiction and loss and families would give her photos of loved ones lost to the scourge of drugs. as attorney general she filled her office with those photos and got to work. she worked with the florida legislature to pass a bill to crack down on the pill mills, which our colleague, then-governor rick scott, signed into law. that was the start. she tracked issues like human trafficking worked with counterparts in other states regardless of the other party. she is committed -- mr. president, in recent years, many americans have lost faith in the justice department. they've seen federal prosecutors go after pro-life activists while attacks against churches have gone unprotected. there was attorney general garland's memo targeting parents who attended school board meetings and another memo suggesting that traditional catholics could be violent extremists. mr. preside

the senate voted for pam bondi last night to be the nicks u.s. attorney general and doug collins to be the next secretary of veterans affairs. caroline, your reaction. >> when it comes to rfk junior and tulsi g gabbard they were te fire crackers of the group of nominees. they're predicted to sail through. that ultimately is because of jd vance's mediating. he was the key player here behind closed doors, convincing the republican holdouts in the senate to go for them, especially susan collins, susan collins got the assurance she needed that the office of dni would be reduced from the size it is now and with rfk he said look, i'm not this rogue agent, i'm going to follow my boss' orders. just because i have a traditional conservative views about abortions and vaccines doesn't mean i'm not going to follow president trump because i serve at the pleasure of the executive. maria: i was happy to talk to jd vance the other day in that exclusive interview and i asked him what his plans are in four years. he's 40 years old. are you expecting to run for not

ellie, what are you watching for in terms of what the doj looks like under attorney general pam bondi? >> well, the thing that jumped out to me today, caitlin, is essentially pam bondi first act in office is to order an investigation of the january 6th and the classified documents prosecution of donald trump. that is an outrageous thing to do on your first day. if you're trying to restore doj's equilibrium and establish this as a nonpolitical place that is an overtly political quest. and by the way, let me spoil the secret and tell you how it's going to come out someday. six, eight, ten months from now, we're going to get a report, and they're going to say those prosecutions of donald trump were wildly corrupt and political and improper. it won't come out any other way. keep in mind that many of the bosses of doj represented donald trump in those very same criminal cases. look, donald trump won the election. those cases were dismissed. they won. they should leave well alone. and i do not think it's good for morale or for the independence of doj, for pam bondi to come in on day one and

pam bondi comes out and says stop funding sanctuary cities.sets the tone and says go do it. that was not happening the first time periods before they all like each other and nsync. i was on the ground with pete hegseth and talking to marco rubio and mike waltz as well. they are organized. they will be some bumps i continue to tell people. sometimes you hit some bumps but they have a message and are unified like the democratic party because we just learned aoc former chief of staff is going to run against nancy pelosi. >> ainsley: she served 21 terms and he calls the democrat party paralyzed and unprepared for trump's second term. his name is -- >> brian: that will be tough to put on a poster. you will lose in your knife and light even though smart. >> ainsley: they are to progressive. >> i think we got a good one periods before exactly. another day and another lawsuit and ends with blake lively with $7 million defamation lawsuit filed by a crisis p.r. executive. >> brian: wish a caught by surprise they are met? >> ainsley: it comes after weapo

pam bondi sworn in as u.s.orney general, first actions was to issue a directive that federal grants through the department of justice will be refused to jurisdictions that don't share information about illegal migrants. the trump administration went after undocumented people with criminal records. this pause in federal funds extend to cities like denver and boss tons who mayors don't want cops cooperating with federal counterparts. >> regardless who is in the white house. chicago is a city that opens its arms to people from around the globe. >> local communities implement local laws and federal government can implement their laws and we are not forced to participate in their actions, just as they are not asked to carry out filling potholes and other things like that as well. >> the house overside and government reform committee is investigating sanctuary cities. the office of chicago mayor johnson confirmed that he will head to d.c. next month to give a statement to that committee. the committee chairman, james

let us talk about pam bondi. she's expected to order a review as well. of cases brought against donald trump. state cases? we're talking criminal and civil cases that a jury has decided where he lost. what can she actually do? >> so part. >> of what pam bondi. >> did yesterday is totally normal. >> when she sent out a memo. >> saying. >> here's our new. >> enforcement priorities, we're going to. emphasize immigration. we're going to emphasize human trafficking. >> that's what you would. expect to see from any a.g. >> what you're talking about here, this new group that's going. >> to examine all. >> the trump prosecutions, that is. >> highly abnormal. and i think that is corrosive. >> to what doj is about. now, when it. >> comes to the two. >> federal cases, the jack smith. >> prosecutions of donald. >> trump. >> doj can look at whatever. >> they want. >> that's their stuff that's in-house, that's their files. it's going to get dicier if they if and when they try to delve into the state cases. the alvin bragg hush money case, the letitia. >> james lawsuit

a full vote on the senate floor for pam bondi. senate majority leader john thune said on the floor the u.s. senate will vote later today on pam bondi's nomination to be the attorney general. also a short time ago robert f. kennedy, jr. moved one step closer to becoming health and human services secretary. the senate finance committee last hour voted along party lines to advance his nomination out of committee and onto the full senate for a vote. and we expect the senate intelligence committee to vote today on tulsi gabbard's nomination for director of one potential hold-out there moderate republican senator susan collins. now she is backing tulsi gabbard. >> i will vote for her. i believe she is committed to strengthening our national security. and i questioned to her extensively about her views on edward snowden and i am now satisfied that she will not seek in any way to have him pardoned. >> harris: you will remember the edward snowden case behind one of the biggest classified document leaks in u.s. history. now senior congressi

that is exactly what pam bondi is doing.u know what, foreign corruption task force out the fcpa not going to use it. i mean, this is if you are russia and china and our foreign adversaries. this is america pulling back from the rest of the world and saying, we're not even going to when there's criminal action and you want to interfere with our elections, we're not we've pulled that back. i mean, it is it is. i want to make sure people understand the policy that is happening. and so this sing in court and there are tons of legal issues as a policy matter. this is something that is so detrimental to our interests. and i, i do not think that the voters are sitting there going, oh, i voted for this. i know people generally don't think about these issues front and center, but this is making us less safe in terms of our health, in terms of our safety, in terms of criminal law, in terms of our adversaries. everything about the interference in our elections. pam bondi has been like, have at it. we are not investigating that. >> it's

one more thing from pam bondi. this is about the crackdown against sanctuary cities. >> what they are doing is they are choosing illegal aliens over the safety and security of their own citizens and the men and women of law enforcement who are out there trying to protect their citizens. not only did we sue today the city of chicago, we sued the state of illinois, we sued the mayor, we sued the governor, and we sued others and let me be very clear. if you don't comply with federal law, you will be next. >> dana: how will the city of chicago handle all that fire power? >> well, dana, as you know they have been very defiant. their local citizens are saying why are you prioritizing other folks in this community who came here without the proper legal means over us when our communities are suffering and dying? they're struggling. you have the feds. he have local folks. the mayor will have his hands full. as you heard from the attorney general they'll go after funding streams. but again the possibility that local and stat

i note that pam bondi, she just created a weaponization task force. what the heck is that? except once again turning inward and looking at the people, the brave people who are working in the d.o.j. and f.b.i. and looking at them saying, are you next? these are crazy times. i now turn to my colleague senator padilla. senator padilla: thank you, senator hirono. in addition to a lot of the specific concerns about kash patel and how he would be as a f.b.i. director, i feel compelled to remind us of the moment that we are in right now. in the first two weeks of the second trump administration, the chaos that has been created, we have seen efforts by the administration to unlawfully freeze federal funding. threatening payments to housing programs, social security, medicare, beyond, etc. we have seen unprecedented access by the world's richest man, enabled by the richest president in history, to access the treasury department's databases. threatening not just payments but putting at risk everybody in america's personal information. in times of chaos and crisis like this, the publi

your reaction to not just the new numbers but also the move by pam bondi against sanctuary cities. >>xas is the fastest growing state in the union so congratulations to my home state, the great state of texas. you know, we have over 30 million people that call the great state of texas home and i think governor abbott, i listened to some of his interview with the president, has done a great job securing our southern border because obviously the biden administration didn't want to do it. they didn't do it. and so hats off to the state of texas and governor biden. i think pam bondi as relates to the executive order and the sanctuary cities, i think the mayors whether adams or other mayors across the country in the liberal cities that have the sanctuary city policies, they're going to have to change direction. they will. because their voters are rejecting their policies. the voters rejected their policies in the last presidential election and they're going to be changing their policies, they're going to have to. because they're going to be out the door, the voters are going to kick them r

pam. how fun. a.g. bondi tblnch thank you, mr. thank you. [applause] thank you, president trump. i've known you for many, many years and i will not let you down. i am truly honored that you have asked me to take on this role and i will make you proud and i will make this country proud. and i just want to thank all of my friends who are here today. my dear friends and my family, my mom, my husband, my pastor is here. so many of my good friends and my colleagues. so thank you all so much. and i will restore integrity to the justice department and i will fight violent crime throughout this country and throughout this world and make america safe again. thank you. [applause] president trump: thank you very much, everybody. thank you. a great day. reporter: a lot of people are talking about your proposal. president trump: everybody loves it but this is not the right time. we'll maybe do something later. this is a very important and in my opinion solemn occasion. so i don't think we want to talk about other subjects. reporter: mr. president, what is your top priority, what is your top p

david: gianno, chicago is in the news and new ag, new attorney general pam bondi announced she's suingnd other sanctuary cities for standing in the way of ice's attempts to get really bad guys in the streets. how much are the people of chicago supporting what the president is doing? presidenting the new ag on this? >> you know, pamela bondi was on our board for us and i was with her when the votes came order signed executive orders going after funding of many of the sanctuary cities, et cetera. pam bondi getting a lot of support in chicago and numbers from president trump and he did massively want more than in 2016 and he won even chicago pri precincts multiple and one that was the kern county precinct and pre-detained inmates can vote. people all over the country know we've been in a failing situation whether it's the economy, whether it be inflation, whether it be crime. the country knows that we need change, and now we have a team in office that are competent, have integrity, and will believe in law and order and do what they say that they'll they will dom i'm excited to see pam bon

pam. >> bondi undercut the doj's efforts. to ease those fears. >> she promised. >> to look forward, but immediately now, looking back. >> to january. >> 6th, we'll get expert legal analysis on all of that with us this morning, the. >> co-host of our fourth hour, jonathan lemire. >> he's a contributing writer at the atlantic covering the white house and national politics, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news katty kay, the host of way too early. ali vitali, columnist and associate editor for the washington post. david ignatius and former republican congressman carlos curbelo of florida. he is an msnbc analyst. joe, a lot to talk about this morning. >> a lot to talk about this morning. and again, you have the judge, this. birthright citizenship. >> ban. >> like it's being. >> killed as many times as dracula. >> in a in a bad horror movie. >> by one federal judge, after another federal judge, after another federal judge. and we're going to see that. we're going to see that we had a guest on a couple of days. ago that said, ju

sobre todo entre la comunidad migrante por esta decisiÓn de la fiscal general de los estados unidos pam bondicomo chicago que no quieran colaborar con agentes de migraciÓn. otra de esas ciudades en el ojo del huracÁn es la ciudad de los Ángeles, allÁ se encuentra nuestro colega juan carlos gonzÁlez con mÁs informaciÓn. Última hora desde los angeles, juan carlos. buenas tardes. juan: gracias. buenas tardes. en muchas ocasiones los funcionarios de diferentes ciudades y estado santuarios dice que de cualquier manera no cooperarÁn con las autoridades federales en cuestiones de inmigraciÓn, pero obviamente que esta advertencia hecha por la nueva fiscal general de los estados unidos pam bondi, ha despertado preocupaciÓn sobre todo entre la gente que vive aquÍ que no sabe exactamente quÉ pasarÁ. estamos hablando de millones de dÓlares que dejarÍan de recibir las ciudades y los estado santuarios. escuchemos quÉ nos dice una residente de los Ángeles. >> tengo 50 aÑos en este paÍs, tantos aÑos pagando impuestos. es muy injusto todo lo que este seÑor estÁ haciendo, muy preocupante, me da mucho pesar con

and so when you see that pam bondi is coming in and issuing this slate of directives, including ones that focus on weaponization of the government, what does it tell you about the incoming bondi tenure? >> well, i will tell you, certain. >> of her memos are entirely. >> within her. >> purview, right. >> the ability for an attorney. >> general to direct. >> federal prosecutors to seek the. >> death penalty. >> in certain cases, that's entirely within her purview. but there are. >> other examples. >> that really. >> worry me, ali. things like her using political terminology, like the weaponization of the doj. >> this tells. >> me that she is going to be exactly the attorney general that president trump wants her to be. and this is very different than her, than his first two attorney generals, right. who had lines that they would not cross for donald trump, like bill barr, refused to go along with trump's lie that the 2020 election was stolen. right? jeff sessions appropriately recused himself from the doj investigation. >> original sin. the rest of the administration. >> exactly right.

that's these are huge policy changes that pam bondi made on her first day in office.is. >> let me ask you, finally, eugene, the senate judiciary committee vote on kash patel to lead the fbi is set for next week. now that we've seen what pam bondi is doing versus what she said she was going to do, and remember a lot of these cases, the senator said yes, but when we talk behind closed doors, i got these assurances. do you think that has any influence at all on his confirmation hearing? >> i doubt it, to tell you the truth, i really doubt it. i mean, you look at what has happened to all these controversial and, frankly, unqualified nominees, the several that you and i are both thinking of now. in the end, they get through because of the president's political power and the fact that that republican senators don't want to be on his bad side, because that puts them on the bad side of a potential primary challenge. and it it it is it is a huge it could end their political careers. so far they haven't been willing to take that step and just say no. and i don't think they're g

we know pam bondi is familiar with the fbi, has.d we're hoping. >> she. >> steadies the ship because. >> right now, the fbi is reeling. >> michael clarke, i appreciate your perspective. thank you very much for joining us and providing those insights and hope you'll come back as we continue to follow all of this. up next, we're going to talk to. thank you. we're going to talk with congressman gregory meeks. coming up, the top democrat on the foreign affairs committee about president trump's saber rattling comments that the u.s. should control gaza. plus, democrats want information on elon musk and his potential access to classified and access to classified and personal in the wayborhood, every delivery is a treat. one pistachio for you, sir. one strawberry poof, please. oh. enjoy it. oh, poofect. bye waybor. something minty? of course, it's a large. [ gasps ] ♪ ♪ a double. lucky. ♪ wayfair. every style. every home. ♪ tap into etsy for original and affordable home and style pieces like like lighting under 150 dollars to brighten your

attorney general, pam bondi, in the oval office today, just moments after she was sworn in by conservative supreme court justice clarence thomas. attorney general bondi was confirmed receiving the support of every republican senator and the vote of democratic senator john fetterman from the great commonwealth of pennsylvania. in her confirmation hearing, bondi said she would end the quote partisanship the weaponization at the justice department. her arrival comes after the employment details for more than 5000 fbi agents who worked on january 6th. investigations were turned over to the justice department yesterday, and the firing of more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on cases related to january 6th and president trump just last week. let's bring in former republican congressman charlie dent, democratic strategist alencia johnson and mike dubke, former trump white house communications director. so let's start by taking a listen to what president trump said today at attorney general bondi swearing in ceremony. >> i know i'm supposed to say she's going to be totally impartial with respe

let's go to pam bondi because i want to put on the screen. take a look at pam bondi.directives with weaponization of legal system and reinstate the federal death penalty and work with dhs to eliminate drug cartels, terminate dei and sell it at the doj and create task force on october 7th attack in the big one, pause doj funding and grants to sanctuary cities. i haven't seen a lot of pushback on that one, but i'm sure it is coming down. >> we haven't seen pushback because it was signal all on. the trump administration in the first term started doing this stand of 2020. john, it is a very, very impressive list day one. i was at doj three years and i think that studded stomach stood out to me would not catch the average person that person's attention and one of the directives they would not tolerate department employees who delayed department objectives and that includes not signing briefs are refusing to advance good-faith arguments. if they don't go along with making good-faith arguments and the like, they could be terminated or disciplined. the reason that matters and

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so pam bondi, of course, is well supported by this president, there's no doubt. but she faces many, many challenges staying in his good graces and also upholding that pledge that she made to the senate. >> yeah, it is no doubt one of the most challenging jobs in any administration, particularly a trump administration. given that history, as you pointed out. and she has a lot before her on day one, paula reid. >> yeah. >> no doubt she's walking into a firestorm at the justice department over the recent firings of agents and prosecutors who worked on cases related to president trump and the january 6th capitol riot. one of her first tasks, if she wants to, is to try to fix the morale issue that they are facing right now, and the messaging about whether they do indeed intend to fire thousands of additional workers at the justice department. i am told that is not the plan. but again, you have top acting officials over there sending out memos asking for information about those who worked on those investigations with the subject line, quote terminations. now, in additi

at last a serious challenge to sanctuary cities and sanctuary states, pam bondi is starting to cut off the money. first day of the job she put out this memo, quote, the department of justice will ensure that consistent with the law sanctuary jurisdictions do not receive access to federal funds. the pressure is mounting. caucus when james know. er will hold the mayors of boston, chicago and new york before his committee, he says sanctuary mayors have prioritized connell illegal aliens over the american people. tom home and threatens to arrest anyone protecting criminal illegals, he's the border czar. he stopped the flow it is busy emptying sanctuaries, ice is doing its job. none of this would be happening if there hadn't been a shift from the democrats at the last election, the sanctuary movement is a democrat movement. there are more than 40 sanctuary jurisdictions, ten sanctuary states in america, democrats run that show. they thought they would win the hispanic vote, anyone who wanted to enforce our border laws was branded a racist, things picked up when president biden opened the bo

larry: pam bondi is a friend and a superstar, and she has a long list.oing to hit the ground immediately with a long list of issues in the ag's office. joining us now to talk about a lot of this in general, my great friend byron york, chief political correspondent at washington examiner and fox news contributor. thank you, byron. i want to step back for a second and a couple three weeks ago, it didn't look like mr. trump would get all the noms through. it didn't look like pete hegseth would get through, didn't look like tulsi -- now, tulsi gabbard, they haven't voted on the floor of the senate yet. but feels like mr. trump is having his way with the senate. >> it's absolutely true and big reason is he's got 53 seats. if he had just 51, might be more difficult. now, we should say the matt gaetz thing didn't happen but after that, when people looked at pete hegseth, looked at tulsi gabbard and rfk jr. thinking man, they're not all going to make it. now, the hegseth thing was a little closer than i thought. 50/50. had to break the tie from the vice presiden

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because of that status, but now president trump's new attorney general, pam bondi, says she will freezeds for cities that do that. our kelsi thorud looks at the legal battle coming and what is at stake. >> reporter: former fbi special agent jeffrey harp warns the doj's freeze on funding to sanctuary cities like san francisco could significantly impact local law enforcement. >> those grants are used to buy equipment, to buy things that the law enforcement officers will train, flashlights, boots, shoes, body armor, all that kind of stuff that law enforcement uses to protect our local citizens. >> reporter: on wednesday the trump administration's new attorney general, pam bondi, issuing a memo to end funding to all sanctuary jurisdictions that refuse to comply with federal immigration laws. special agent harm says that freeze means millions of dollars are now off the table for local agencies, money they use to help solve crimes. >> as of recently, as i believe today or yesterday, san jose actually received bureau of justice assistance funding in the amount of $2.5 million for rape kits tha

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pam bondi taking another step down that road with issuing these memos and saying that the people who are the attorneys who work for the justice department are accountable to president trump and not the american people. those sorts of comments are further steps down that road. and all of it is important. all of it is of a piece. all of it is this change in what's happening in the united states. and we don't know where that's where it's headed. >> jeff sessions wouldn't do enough for trump. so. right. >> so then we. >> move on to another attorney general. trump wasn't getting enough enough, enough. and now we've got pam bondi, which trump basically says, well, she's not 100% just working for me, but almost he's getting closer and closer to that absolute power, which is what he's been hoping for since day one. to you, what's the most important thing? >> i think there were two. two real pushbacks at trump. >> one. >> the permanent injunction on the citizenship birthright issue. that's not going to go anywhere for a while. until that's fully litigated, the courts are going to need to be g

today that the new attorney general, pam bondi, is swearing in, president trump refused to commit to an independent department of justice. i'm going to say it one more time. he refused to commit to the department of justice being independent. this is america. it happened today. watch this. >> i think she's going to be as impartial as you can possibly be. i know i'm supposed to say she's going to be totally impartial with respect to democrats, and i think she will be as impartial as a person can be. i'm not sure if there's a possibility of totally, but she's going to be as total as you can get. >> bondi, for her part, wasted no time and issued a flurry of memos, including one to establish a, quote, weaponization working group to review prosecutions of, you guessed it, donald trump. with that, let's bring in our nightcap. philip bump is here. washington post columnist focused largely on the numbers behind politics. tom rogers joins us, msnbc and cnbc founder. he's now editor at large for newsweek. and sammy sage, co-founder of betches and author of democracy in retrograde. philip, it h

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