Being the chief law-enforcement officer for a president who believes he defines the law and is given imperial powers by the Constitution is hard work. Minimal deference to constitutional and statutory limits on the presidency and some basic traditional norms of behavior eventually cost Jeff Sessions, one of Trump’s oldest supporters, and William Barr, a master at rationalizing presidential excesses, that same job (yes, both men technically resigned, but Trump badgered Sessions into quitting and Barr lost Trump’s confidence by objecting to 2020 election-denial efforts).

So the only surprising thing about the Grim Reaper coming for Pam Bondi is that she tried to do absolutely everything the Boss told her to do. If she ever cited the........

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