Donald Trump’s inability to get past the questions about his relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein can be placed directly at the feet of Attorney General Pam Bondi over her seemingly unending series of blunders with the Epstein files, according to MS NOW hosts.
According to the co-hosts of MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” the Trump appointee has not only damaged the credibility of the agency she heads, but has dragged down the president and the Republican Party with her.
From the day Bondi proudly stated she had Epstein’s client list “sitting on my desk right now” to new reporting that there are missing interview documents where a woman claimed Epstein and Trump sexually and physically assaulted her when she was approximately 14, the AG has been key contributor to the cloud hovering over the White House.
With Republican lawmakers now expressing dismay at the DOJ redactions, photos of victims being released and evidence of a cover-up, Joe Scarborough claimed, “So right now, think about it. Right now, there are news stories all over talking about how a young woman, a minor, maybe as young as 13, 14, 15, has talked to the FBI repeatedly about the president of the United States. Many years ago, when she was 13 or 14. Doing terrible things to her. Now, if that is not true, you want to get that out, even if it is true, it has to get out. Because since the information is out there, a cover-up only makes the jury, in this case voters, think the absolute worst, right?”
“What the Justice Department has been doing has been so stupid,” he added. “It's been so self-defeating. And it has only kept this story alive. I swear, we've been talking about this for nine months now. I keep talking about they are doing damage to Donald Trump's reputation because they have so badly mishandled this.”
Co-host Mika Brzezinski pointed out, “The Republicans have lost all credibility on redactions after re-traumatizing countless victims by releasing unredacted, countless pictures and information about these women while covering up the men and holding back the information on Donald Trump.”
“The damage is done; this has been botched Bondi-style. I mean, it is bad,” she added.
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