On February 28, the superpower US and its ally Israel unleashed furious air attacks on Iran to eliminate the leadership of the Islamic regime. But the decapitation only led to the further consolidation of the regime. As the colossal military campaign was losing its way, the Establishment in Washington was starting to implode with a frustrated President Trump sacking senior civil and military officials for various acts of omission and commission.     

The assassination of at least 11 top political and military leaders of the Islamic regime had given the US a splendid start, but within days, the Iranian defences proved to be both resilient and resourceful enough to blunt the assault and dictate terms. 

Compounding the lack of progress on the battlefront, confusion was further exacerbated in Washington, with an irate Trump embarking on a sacking spree across the top echelons of his Administration. The latest to be sacked is Pam Bondi the Attorney General. Two weeks ago, Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, was axed.

Trump removed Bondi because he was frustrated with her failure to swiftly prosecute his political adversaries and also with her handling of the Epstein files. She was inconsistent – proclaiming one day that she had damning information, then denying it the next day. She also weaponized the Department of Justice to protect Donald Trump and put survivors in harm’s way by exposing their identities, commented Robert Garcia (Democrat -California.). “She will not escape accountability and remains legally obligated to appear before the Oversight Committee under oath.”   The Oversight Committee had voted to subpoena (order to appear) her after her shaky appearance before the House Judiciary Committee.

In an apparent effort to neutralize the bipartisan push to compel her  Bondi voluntarily came to Capitol Hill last month to brief Oversight Committee members on her Department’s work around the Epstein case. Democrats at one point stormed out of the private briefing, saying it appeared to be an effort by Bondi to avoid testifying under oath. 

In the wake of her termination, Congressman Ro Khanna said........

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