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Pam
Bondi’s
tenure
as
attorney
general
didn’t
just
end
abruptly,
it
ended
curbside.
Because
in
a
bit
of
poetic
efficiency
that
would
make
even
the
most
overworked
line
prosecutor
crack
a
smile,
Bondi’s
official
DOJ
portrait
was
reportedly
spotted
in
the
trash
mere
minutes
after
Donald
Trump
gave
her
the
boot.
Just
straight
to
the
bin,
like
last
week’s
takeout
and
this
week’s
credibility.
The
fast
portraiture
turnaround
was
something
multiple
people
noted.
And
look,
there
are
a
lot
of
ways
to
measure
your
impact
as
attorney
general.
But
tracking
it
in
terms
of
how
quickly
does
your
government-issued
pic
become
literal
garbage
is
a
new
one!
And,
in
Bondi’s
case,
that
honestly
tracks.
Her
stint
at
the
DOJ
was
marked
less
by
stewardship
of
the
rule
of
law
and
more
by
an
aggressive
housecleaning
campaign
where
loyalty
was
preferred
over
longevity
or
even
basic
skills.
It’s
also
hilarious
karma.
Early
in
her
tenure
at
the
DOJ,
Bondi
reportedly
demoted
a
career
prosecutor
for
the
unforgivable
offense
of
failing
to
redecorate
quickly
enough.
The
man
had
left
portraits
of
Joe
Biden,
Kamala
Harris,
and
Merrick
Garland
hanging
in
a
front
office
after
Trump’s
inauguration.
A
lag
in
swapping
out
the
wall
art,
and
suddenly
it’s
a
career-limiting
move.
It’s
interior
decorating,
but
make
it
authoritarian
—
man,
they’ll
put
anything
on
HGTV
these
days.
Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of
The
Jabot
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