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During Donald Trump’s first term as president, the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., was a symbol of how his family actively cashed in on power and influence — before they unloaded leasing rights on the hotel for $375 million in 2022. The president-elect’s family weren’t the only people in …

Donald Trump has repeatedly bashed Bill Barr since the former attorney general refused to buy into the lie that the 2020 election was rigged. He won’t have that problem with Pam Bondi, should the Senate confirm her as the new leader of the Justice Department. In the aftermath of Trump’s …

The Washington Post’s editorial board evaluated President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominees today, ahead of their confirmation hearings, which begin on Tuesday. In it, the board called Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, “qualified” and “serious.” Bondi previously lobbied for Amazon; the Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and …

Confirmation hearings for a slew of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and other high-ranking positions are scheduled to begin this week. Senate committees still have not received vetting materials for several nominees, and many of their financial disclosures and ethics disclosures have not yet been made public. On Monday, …

Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt said that one of Donald Trump‘s first priorities in office should be to exact revenge. He suggested that Trump get rid of any Justice Department employees who were involved in cases that brought charges against the former president. “First and foremost, the people involved with this …

Less than 24 hours after Matt Gaetzbowed out of consideration to become Donald Trump’s attorney general, the president-elect named former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his next nominee to the head the Department of Justice (DOJ). “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me …

Matt Gaetz will not be Donald Trump’s attorney general, but just because the president-elect isn’t getting his first pick doesn’t mean his priorities for the position have changed. On Thursday, Gaetz — who reportedly promised Trump he would “start cuttin’ fuckin’ heads” upon his confirmation — withdrew his name from …