Are you buying this one? Here’s what the Daily Mail has to say:
On September 21, Trump appointed Lindsey Halligan, one of his former personal lawyers, to run the Justice Department’s Eastern District of Virginia office. The move overruled Bondi, who had tapped a conservative lawyer from Virginia, Mary ‘Maggie’ Cleary, for the role.
Halligan, a glamorous 36-year-old ex-beauty queen and Miss Colorado finalist, immediately got to work.
We all know what happened next. Halligan indicted Comey, John Bolton, and Letitia James.
Now, sources tell the Daily Mail that these indictments blindsided AG Bondi and senior Justice Department officials. They were furious, the Daily Mail is told, over what they saw as Halligan’s rogue move, even though it was in pursuit of Trump’s demands.
Several people familiar with the situation say Bondi has since tried to distance herself from all three cases.
‘It’s real and it’s personal,’ said one insider. ‘They both want to be the president’s enforcer.’
The result, according to our sources, is a vicious power struggle between two of the most prominent women in the Trump’s orbit.
Ultimately, insiders say Halligan’s role in the Justice Department is a move to encourage competition. And when two of his lieutenants compete, they say, Trump is usually the winner.
The Daily Mail doesn’t think that public post to AG Bondi was posted by accident, either.
On September 20, the president posted public criticism of Bondi on Truth Social, calling on her to move against political opponents who were ‘guilty as hell,’ and he complained of ‘all talk, no action.’
‘JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!’ he concluded.
The public message was reportedly an accident – and one that Trump meant to send to Bondi as a private encouragement. But an insider dismissed that explanation as ‘ridiculous.’
‘That doesn’t sound like Trump,’ said the source, who is familiar with the dynamics of Trump and Bondi’s relationship. ‘If the president wants to send a message, he’ll pick up the phone and call them.’
Interesting stuff, but we’re taking this reporting with a grain of salt. Let’s see what happens.
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