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BumRushDaShow

(168,541 posts)
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 04:01 AM 8 hrs ago

Fed-up Republicans may soon 'punish' another Trump Cabinet member: report

Source: Raw Story

March 6, 2026 4:03PM ET


The firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could spell problems for Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose future has come into question following President Donald Trump's decision to cut a member of his Cabinet after Republican lawmakers expressed concerns, Politico reported Friday.

Bondi has come under fire for her handling of the Epstein files, as congressional leaders have questioned her leadership of the Department of Justice over the last several weeks.

"As many as 20 Republicans might be prepared to back an effort to render punishment against the nation’s top prosecutor for slowwalking the materials’ release, according to the Democrat helping lead the charge," according to Politico.

The move comes as five Republicans sided with Democrats this week to subpoena Bondi, who will soon be forced to testify before a House committee.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/pam-bondi-republicans/



The female purge has begun. He uses them, they dutifully perform, then he chews them up, and spits them out.

DHS (gone)
DOL (under investigation)
DOJ (probable)
EDU (dismantling)

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Fed-up Republicans may soon 'punish' another Trump Cabinet member: report (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP
Yep. Meanwhile Patel parties on. Raven123 8 hrs ago #1
and Kegseth Skittles 7 hrs ago #2
Bondi is tricky PuraVidaDreamin 7 hrs ago #3
Since she has already been confirmed BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #8
Do they get a nice severance pay when they are fired? IcyPeas 6 hrs ago #4
Not if fired for cause. Old Crank 59 min ago #16
Impeach Chump ... and get them ALL OUT ... make it a full sweep FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #5
MAGA's male cabinet secretaries need to go too IronLionZion 4 hrs ago #6
Handling of Epstein files? That's not a bug, Republicans. That's a "feature". paleotn 4 hrs ago #7
I don't see a male/female difference here. thesquanderer 3 hrs ago #9
No "difference" in their BEHAVIOR in their jobs BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #11
I was indeed talking about how Trump handles them. I think he is an equal opportunity dismisser. thesquanderer 1 hr ago #12
"You describe his actions as "almost" as egregious (so, not quite as much)" BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #14
I'm not saying Trump isn't a misogynist, but I just don't think it's important in this case. thesquanderer 20 min ago #19
Sadly nwduke 3 hrs ago #10
It is not really "female purge." We do not run a country by former beauty queens. question everything 1 hr ago #13
45 likes his "trophy" (fill in blank - wives, agency heads, etc) BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #15
"All the best people." SergeStorms 38 min ago #17
Get rid of the women. Keep the men. yardwork 29 min ago #18

PuraVidaDreamin

(4,553 posts)
3. Bondi is tricky
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 05:08 AM
7 hrs ago

She has read/seen All. The. Files.

I personally don't think there is any other fake job he can create/shift her into
unless its in a country with no extradition.

BumRushDaShow

(168,541 posts)
8. Since she has already been confirmed
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:40 AM
3 hrs ago

he could move her into the U.S. Attorney's position in D.C. and boot FAILIN' PIRRO into some other U.S. Attorney position - like Habba's old slot.

IronLionZion

(51,108 posts)
6. MAGA's male cabinet secretaries need to go too
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:29 AM
4 hrs ago

We know dude likes any excuse to purge out women. Kash is a public embarrassment so he might be next.

paleotn

(22,041 posts)
7. Handling of Epstein files? That's not a bug, Republicans. That's a "feature".
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:14 AM
4 hrs ago

as far as Shitler is concerned anyway. Good luck with that. AG Barbie isn't going anywhere. Nor is "Jeebs" Patel. They're doing their master's bidding. Noem became a liability. She began thinking it was about her, not of orange master.

thesquanderer

(12,967 posts)
9. I don't see a male/female difference here.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:46 AM
3 hrs ago

Only one is gone, and even she is being kept around in a new position. (Which kind of surprises me, since she kinda threw Trump under the bus, which I would think would be unforgivable.)

Looking at both terms, he has not been at all reticent about getting rid of guys too.

And of course, some of the most significant players remain Susie Wiles, Karoline Leavitt, Tulsi Gabbard (though Tulsi's role has sometimes seemed tenuous).

I agree that Bondi is worth watching here because what she has in common with Noem is that Republican members of congress are turning against her.



BumRushDaShow

(168,541 posts)
11. No "difference" in their BEHAVIOR in their jobs
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:23 AM
2 hrs ago

but a BIG difference on how 45 HANDLES that "behavior".

Keystone Kash has been almost as egregious as Ice Barbie in his waste, fraud, and abuse, but continues to be protected.

Gabbard was given a "task" after being shut out of actual "intelligence decisions" (in essence, a demotion), and who knows how long she will be there.

Then you have Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Dept. of Labor) currently going through a slow-motion bus trampling. And after this last "disastrous" (their famous word against Biden) set of economic reports, her days are numbered despite not having anything to do with the policies that have gotten us here.

Wiles is like Rhona Graff, the latter who was his executive assistant for decades, and like Wiles, was his "gatekeeper" (although Wiles was also the daughter of a famous sports and broadcasting star - Pat Summerall ).

thesquanderer

(12,967 posts)
12. I was indeed talking about how Trump handles them. I think he is an equal opportunity dismisser.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:40 AM
1 hr ago

We'll see what happens with Kash. I think it's a stretch to say gender is likely the reason he's got his job and Noem doesn't. You describe his actions as "almost" as egregious (so, not quite as much), but moreover, he hasn't testified to congress that Trump personally approved the things he did, which has been seen as the tipping point for Noem. For Trump, in the end, it's always about, "okay, but how does this affect ME?" I don't think gender plays much into that equation. It's not like he hasn't gotten rid of tons of men, too.

BumRushDaShow

(168,541 posts)
14. "You describe his actions as "almost" as egregious (so, not quite as much)"
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:08 AM
1 hr ago

She was head of a Department that is in fact the BIGGEST one behind DOD (which itself is headed by the disgrace Kegsbreath). Patel is only the head of an agency. So she had access to WAY MORE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ that could be flagrantly squandered for Waste. Fraud. Abuse.

And then there is the other ignored disgrace - RFK Jr. heading up HHS, who has had a fiasco of a revolving door of agency leaders (including CDC with multiples - all women, yet the loon Warlock of Oz remains at CMS).

I won't even get into what is happening with the female Fed Governor Lisa Cook.

thesquanderer

(12,967 posts)
19. I'm not saying Trump isn't a misogynist, but I just don't think it's important in this case.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:55 AM
20 min ago

I'm actually surprised he even gave her another job.

And sure, she had access to more $$$ than Patel, but that doesn't change the fact that she wasted more money than he did. The person who steals $50k is going to get in more trouble than the person who steals $50, even if the only reason that the latter guy didn't steal more is that he didn't have the opportunity.

But all that ignores the main point of my comment, the part that came after the word "moreoever." In the end, it's not about what they do, it's about how what they do affects HIM. And *that's* where Noem really screwed up, that's what cost her the gig. Not the corruption itself.

nwduke

(503 posts)
10. Sadly
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:11 AM
3 hrs ago

the orange pedophile/rapists just has more loons waiting in the wings to replace these lunatics! Matt Gaetz?🤪😬😵‍💫

SergeStorms

(20,418 posts)
17. "All the best people."
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:37 AM
38 min ago

Not one of them are qualified, but they'll obey their master's voice and heap praise on him where none is deserved.

Sycophants, all. How can you respect yourself knowing you kiss tRump's ass all day, every day?

Hollowed out shells of human beings.

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