#PamBondi supported #Trump’s mass #pardons for thousands of his supporters who violently ransacked the US Capitol, including some who assaulted police officers. The #FBI described those involved in the planning & perpetration of that attack as “domestic violent extremists,” whom they had previously identified in threat assessments.

[hundreds of #Jan6 insurgents were convicted of crimes, the #ProudBoys & #OathKeepers were convicted of #SeditiousConspiracy among other crimes.]

#PamBondi’s remarks echoed #Trump’s labeling of the vandalism as terrorism. On Tues, he baselessly suggested in a FauxNews interview that the vandalism was paid for “by people very highly political on the left.”

Congressional #Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, have pressured Bondi to call such attacks #DomesticTerrorism —after successfully resisting efforts by Democrats in 2022 to pass legislation to counter the rise in activity by #WhiteSupremacists & other #FarRight groups.

“The swarm of violent attacks on #Tesla property is nothing short of domestic terrorism,” #PamBondi wrote…. “We will continue investigations that impose severe consequences on those involved in these attacks, including those operating behind the scenes to coordinate & fund these crimes.”

There is no federal #DomesticTerrorism #law, so those charged in the attacks would be charged under other federal statutes; Bondi…said that if convicted,…those accused could face sentences of ≧5yrs in prison.

ICYMI, this stmnt from #Trump’s US AG #PamBondi is incredible:

"Tonight, a DC trial judge supported Tren de Aragua terrorists over the safety of Americans.…This order disregards well-established authority regarding Trump's power, & it puts the public & law enforcement at risk. The DOJ is undeterred in its efforts to work w/the WH, the DHS, & all of our partners to stop this invasion & Make America Safe Again.”

The issue is compliance w/the #law & has nothing to do with “support” of terrorists.

Dennehy had also angered #PamBondi by what she claimed was the #NY office’s failure to turn over all investigative files related to #JeffreyEpstein, the financier charged w/ #SexTrafficking who killed himself in prison.Bondi provided no evidence to back up her assertion.
“Late Fri, I was informed that I needed to put my retirement papers in today….I was not given a reason for this decision.…I apologize to all of you for not being able to fulfill my commitment to you,”Dennehy wrote…to colleagues.

Intense public scrutiny of the case…resulted in #Epstein’s arrest in July 2019 on federal charges of #SexTrafficking minors. He pleaded not guilty & died 1 month later, incarcerated & awaiting trial.

His case remains an obsession for the #RightWing media, #Trump & allies. They have speculated w/o evidence that authorities engaged in a cover-up to protect famous Epstein contacts — who, acc/to #ConspiracyTheories, also participated in his crimes.

Bondi cautioned that some information would be held back to protect the >250 women & girls victimized by Epstein, but said there would be more releases to come.

Epstein, accused of sexually abusing hundreds of underage girls & young women over a decade, pleaded guilty to 2 felonies in Florida state court in 2008 in an unusual deal that allowed him to serve only 13 months in state jail.

The…meeting [occurred] a day after #PamBondi announced during a FauxNews appearance that she would make the documents public

“You’re going to see some Epstein information being released by my office,” she said, adding that it would include a “lot of flight logs, a lot of names…a lot of information.”

She did not say whether the docs she intended to release were being made public for the first time or if they were among the thousands of pages of evidence already unsealed in years of litigation.