The Fixer: Pam Bondi’s Career of Corruption Comes Full CircleBy T‑Paine When news broke that Attorney General Pam Bondi was sitting on the Epstein client list, conspiracy theorists rejoiced. Finally — justice, they said. Finally, the names. Then she showed her hand: redacted contact logs and decades-old flight records already available online. No new bombshells. No accountability. And suddenly, the Department of Justice issued a quiet little memo: no such “client list” exists. Just like that — case closed. Nothing to see here. But for Bondi, this wasn’t a failure. It was on brand. Because Pam Bondi has built an entire career on burying the truth. If you’re rich enough, connected enough, or helpful to her ambitions, you don’t need justice. You just need access. And access is exactly what she sells. Bribery By Another NameIn 2013, Bondi’s office was reviewing more than 20 fraud complaints against Trump University. They were serious enough that multiple state attorneys general were pursuing coordinated investigations. But Bondi made a different call. Literally. She phoned Trump, asked for $25,000 for her re-election campaign, and four days later, the money showed up. Just as quickly, the case vanished. Bondi dropped the investigation. Only problem? That donation came from Trump’s charitable foundation — a violation of federal law. The IRS fined Trump, made him reimburse the foundation, and ultimately dismantled the entire Trump Foundation for corruption. Florida, meanwhile, never got its justice. Killing Justice for a Campaign DinnerThat same year, Bondi postponed an execution. Marshall Lee Gore, convicted of rape and murder, was scheduled to be put to death on September 10th. Bondi moved the date — because it conflicted with her campaign fundraiser. That’s not justice delayed. That’s justice devalued. Selective Prosecution, Bought and Paid ForIn 2011, Bondi’s office fired two mortgage fraud prosecutors who were targeting Lender Processing Services, a company knee-deep in the robosigning foreclosure scandal. LPS had donated to her campaign. Those attorneys were given a choice: resign or be fired. Their experience didn’t matter. Their results didn’t matter. Their donors did. Bondi’s prosecution strategy was simple: crack down on fraudsters who didn’t contribute to her campaign. Let the ones who paid walk. The Qatar ConnectionAfter leaving office, Bondi signed a $115,000/month contract with Ballard Partners to lobby on behalf of Qatar. Her stated mission? “Anti-human trafficking consulting” ahead of the 2022 World Cup — despite Qatar’s well-documented record of forced labor and migrant abuse. Then, in 2024, as U.S. Attorney General, Bondi personally signed off on a Justice Department memo approving Trump’s acceptance of a $400 million luxury jet — from Qatar. So let’s recap: Bondi used to lobby for Qatar. Now she’s in a position to greenlight extravagant gifts from them to her boss. And when asked during confirmation hearings why she didn’t disclose this conflict of interest, she said she was “proud” of her lobbying work. A Career of Cover-UpsPam Bondi didn’t invent political corruption — she just professionalized it. From Trump University to Fox News stints while still in office, from Florida foreclosures to Qatari billionaires, she’s left a trail of pay-for-play politics so open it doesn’t even count as scandal anymore. The same woman who once claimed to have Epstein’s client list on her desk is now overseeing the DOJ that says the list never existed. Do the math. Pam Bondi doesn’t expose crime. She launders it. She doesn’t prosecute predators. She protects them. She’s not just covering up Epstein’s mess — she’s continuing the same old game: sell access, kill cases, take the money. This is what justice looks like when it’s for sale. |