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Kash Patel Takes Over At FBI And DOJ As We Knew It Is Gone

The Justice Department under new Attorney General Pam Bondi continues its steep decline, setting new precedents almost daily for supplication to the White House, corrupt and unethical conduct, and dubious representations to judges.

Yesterday was its own special, to use the legal term of art, shitshow:

Pam Bondi Lets Acting Officials Do All Her Dirty Work

Trump II’s opening month blitzkrieg has wreaked all manner of damage and destruction – some of that undoubtedly for the pure sake of doing it – but the real power dynamic is in converting the vast array of government goods and services into a political currency that Trump can exchange for favors, leverage, control, and obedience.

Trump Must First Destroy The Gov’t In Order To Corrupt It
Trump Preened As A Strongman For Presidents Day

The mass resignations at the Justice Department mark the most serious crisis in its history, a darker moment than its previous low point during Watergate.

DOJ Enters The Darkest Period In Its Long History
The White House Is Now Running The Justice Department

In a bizarre and surreal Oval Office circus, Elon Musk and Donald Trump ratcheted up DOGE’s infiltration of the federal government.

It still seems wildly improbably that the Musk-Trump pact survives for long with these two volatile and unstable personalities, but the damage they may do before they self-combust is almost unimaginable.

The Musk-Trump Pact Is Sealed In Bizarre Oval Office Circus

Before we get into the latest legal developments in the wide-ranging effort to defend the rule of law and the constitutional order against President Trump’s attacks, a quick word on the how sloppy the Trump White House has been.

Trump Is Predictably Sloppy And It’s Hurting Him In Court