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Democratic Senator Adam Schiff put on an absolute clinic today in the Senate committee where Attorney General Pam Bondi was under oath. I want you to watch as Democratic Senator Schiff, who used to be a former federal prosecutor before becoming a Congress member and then a senator, cross-examined Attorney General Pam Bondi. And in this explosive moment that I'm about to show you, he demonstrated what she was refusing to answer. It was brutally incriminating against Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Trump regime. Watch this explosive moment from the committee hearing. Let's play it.
"So, these are just some of the questions you refused to answer, but or have answered with personal attacks on members of this committee. You were asked whether you consulted with career ethics lawyers as you promised you would do during your nomination hearing when you approved the president receiving a $400 million gift from the Qataris. You refuse to answer that question. You are asked what who or what role you may have played or who played the role in asking that Trump's name be flagged in any of the Epstein documents gathered by the FBI. You refused to answer that question. You were asked whether Holman kept the $50,000 bribe money. You refused to answer that question. You were asked whether Homeman paid taxes on the $50,000 bribe money. You refused to answer that question. You were asked, 'Did career prosecutors find insufficient evidence to charge James Comey?' You refused to answer that question. You were asked, 'How are military strikes on these boats in the Caribbean legal and you refused to even ask answer that question?' You were asked, 'Excuse me, excuse me.' Um, you were asked, 'Did you discuss indicting James Comey with the president?' You refused to answer that question. You were asked, did you approve the firing of antitrust lawyers who disagreed with the Hip Packard merger? You refused to answer that question. You were asked whether you support a restoration fund for violent insurrections, insurrections to attack the capital on January 6. You refused to answer that question. You were asked whether you were firing career professionals, career prosecutors just because they worked on January 6 question, January 6th investigations. You refused to answer that question. You were asked by my California colleague whether you believe government officials like immigration officials have to abide by court orders. You wouldn't even answer that question."
"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing."
"Oversight."
"These Excuse me. You can attack me after my time is over."
"You've attacked all of us, including"
"And then Senator Schiff stayed laser focused throughout his crossexamination of Attorney General Pam Bondi. Did Tom Hman the borders are take the $50,000 in cash in a cabba bag? Yes or no? And as she tried to distract and yell and flail, he remained laser focused, showing how absolutely unhinged she is. And it certainly seems at least that he probably took that cash and never returned it. Play this clip."
"You did, but in case I just didn't hear you, What is the answer? Did he take the money?"
"Senator Schiff, that happened prior to my confirmation as I said that."
"Do you know sitting here? What?"
"All I know is that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch and FBI Director Patel said there was no case. And Caroline Levit is one of the most trustworthy human beings I know. Was she if you worked for me, you would have been fired because you were c censured by Congress for lying."
"We can stipulate to you can stipulate to all your personal attacks on the Democratic members of the committee."
"Personal attacks. You've been attacking my FBI director. You've been attacked in my office. You've been attacked. But what we're interested in borders are."
"What we're interested in is the answer to these oversight questions."
"You want your colleague. You were asked by attacking good people. A regular order, Madam Chair, so I can ask a question. You were asked by"
"And then another powerful moment of Senator Schiff's cross-examination of Attorney General Pam Bondi. He goes, 'Was it true, yes or no?' Was it true what the White House press secretary said when she denied that Homeman took the money? Did he take the money? Let's keep this very simple for you, Bondi. Here, play this clip."
"White House press secretary Caroline Levit denied Homeman took the 50,000 telling a reporter, quote, 'Mr. Hman never took the $50,000 that you're referring to, so you should get your facts straight.' So today, I hope you can help us get our facts straight. Was that true what the White House press secretary said when she denied home and took the money? Did he take the money,"
"Senator Schiff? As I stated earlier, I was not in office. I was not confirmed when that was handled."
"So, does that"
"Deputy Attorney General Blanch and Director Patel said that there was no evidence that Tom Hman committed a crime? Yet, now you're putting his picture up to slander him. No, I'm putting I'm putting his picture up showing an interview he gave with I think Fox in which he was asked explicitly about these allegations that he took a $50,000 bribe and he refused to answer. He said he didn't answer the question whether he took the money. So I'm asking you the question, did he take the money?"
"Senator Schiff, I answered that question multiple times. And frankly, you know,"
"well, I I I don't think with respect, I don't think you did. But in case I just didn't hear you,"
"what is the answer? Did he take the money?"
"Senator Schiff, that happened prior to my confirmation. But do you know I said that?"
"Do you know sitting here? So then Senator Schiff naturally asked, okay, so will you, as the attorney general, as the leader of the Department of Justice, will you support transparency? Will you support a request by this committee to provide that the Homeman tapes, cuz this was video recorded of Tom Hman allegedly taking the $50,000 in cash to Texas in 2004 in a cava bag, a restaurant bag, uh like a like a duffel bag, had $50,000 in it. Would you support this judiciary committee requesting the files and the video? Let's get the video. Watch what she says. Play this clip."
"question. You were asked by my colleague from Vermont whether you will support providing a video or audio tape if it exists of Mr. Mr. Holman taking 50,000 in bribe money from the FBI. Will you support a request by this committee to provide that taper tapes to the committee? Yes or no?"
"Senator Schiff, you can talk to Director Patel about that."
"Well, I'm talking to you about it. You're you're the you're the attorney general. This will be your decision. Will you support"
"to tell me what is my decision? What is not my decision? You don't have to try to You think you got a gotcha with Tom home and our borders who's been out there fighting for our country since Donald Trump took office."
"I'm trying to ask a question. Regular order, please. Uh, and you don't have to defer to the FBI director to pass the buck. So I'm asking you, will you support a request so that the committee or indeed I believe the American people should be able to see that video or audio tape. Will you support that request?"
"Will you apologize to Donald Trump?"
"I guess the answer is you won't support the"
"after you now know that Joe Biden tried to cover up Biden's involvement with you. Let me let me do this because I think it's it's valuable that the American people get a sense of of what you've refused to answer today. And you can see her flailing and yelling and trying to like uh uh do insults at Senator Schiff, but he was not distracted at all. He was undeterred. And then there was this important moment where she was just like literally having like a mental breakdown like uh you know or just screw whatever you want screaming at him and yelling and all of these things. And then Senator Schiff is like can we just have decorum in here and behave like adults? This is supposed to be an oversight hearing. Watch this moment."
"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing."
"Oversight"
"these Excuse me. You can attack me after my time is over."
"You've attacked all of us, including President Trump."
"You can attack me later. And I I know you've got plenty of canned attacks. We've heard them all day today."
"This is supposed regular order. Madam Chair, I'm trying to speak. This is supposed to be an oversight hearing of the Justice Department and it comes in the wake of an indictment called for by the president of one of his enemies. This is supposed to be an oversight hearing and it comes in the wake of revelations that a top administration official took $50,000 in a bag and this department made that investigation go away. This is supposed to be an oversight hearing when dozens of prosecutors have been fired simply because they worked on cases investigating the former president. This is and now the current president"
"fires in California and this is supposed to be this is excuse me this is supposed to be an oversight hearing in which members of Congress can get serious answers to serious questions about riots in LA about the cover up of corruption about the prosecution of the president's enemies"
"and I think you when will it be when will it be when will it that the members of this committee on a bipartisan basis demand answers to those questions and and refuse to accept lawyers accept someone can and cannot answer personal slander as an answer to those questions."
"Personal slander apologized to Donald Trump for slandering him. Personal slander."
"Senator, um may I ask unanimous?"
"And then Senator Schiff also lays out how over 1,000 former federal prosecutors have sounded the alarm on the way Pam Bondi is behaving. Play this clip."
"When over a thousand former federal prosecutors have sounded the alarm about the unprecedented degree to which the powers of DOJ are being abused to go after the president's enemies. I approached this hearing with a heavy heart. As a former federal prosecutor myself, I served in a department that whether it was under a Democratic or Republican president, would never use the office to go after the president's enemies or to hide the corruption of his friends. But today, the Justice Department has been used to cover up the possible corruption of the mayor of New York or of a high level administration official taking $50,000 reportedly in cash in a bag or a child sex predator who befriended the president and some of his cabinet members. And instead of preventing partisan weaponization, your department has engaged in a brazenly political prosecution at the president's explicit direction. The department has become President Trump's personal sword and shield to go after his ever growing list of political enemies and to protect himself, his allies and associates. I told you this is how it's done right there. And Senator Schiff is showing the way. I also want to highlight I thought Senator Welch did a very good job. Here's what he said. You know, he followed up and he's like, 'Is there a tape? Is there audio of Homeman taking the money?' And you'll see Pam Bondi just lose it. Just lo Are you calling me a liar? Are you calling me a liar? Watch this moment."
"Yes, Pam Bondi, we are calling you a liar. That's exactly. And someone who's covering up a pedto sex trafficking rig as well with Donald Trump with the Epstein files. In my opinion, that's what we are saying. Yes. Here, play this clip."
"You realize that"
"I do want to go back to Homeman. You know, there's a tape right with uh Mr. Hman. I mean, first of all, is there a tape and that has audio and video of the transfer of the 50,000?"
"You would have to talk to Director Patel about that."
"No, I'm I I'm talking to you."
"I don't know the answer, Senator."
"You do know the answer to that."
"Don't call me a liar."
"I didn't call you a liar."
"You just said I know the answer. I said I don't know the answer. You have to talk to Director Patel. What I said is that investig if you don't know why don't you know whether there was a tape and video"
"senator I believe that was resolved prior to my confirmation as attorney general"
"and then Welch again where's the $50,000 homeman has it or somebody has it where is it here play this clip"
"general do you think that it is of public interest for the people to know what happened to the 50 grand that the FBI turned over to Homeman."
"Did you hear what I just said? That was resolved prior to my confirmation as attorney general. That's why I said I would not go first."
"It's not resolved. There's $50,000. H Homeman has it or somebody has it. Do you have no interest in knowing where it is?"
"You're not going to sit here and slander Tom Hman. Um the FBI and Deputy Director Blanch said there was nothing."
"I'm not slamming Tom Hman. He got to 50."
"Tom Hman is doing How do you know that Tom Hman is doing a great job as our borders are keeping your border state safe. You're a border state."
"Thank you, Senator Welch. We're going to"
"President I'll just follow up with my the other senator from California, my senator, Senator Padilla. Here's what he said. Let's play it. It was because she had the audacity to remind Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bino that he was obligated to follow a court order and the Constitution in California. According to reports, she was fired less than 6 hours after she told Bino he couldn't arrest people without probable cause. 6 hours. So my first question, Attorney General Bondi, is a simple yes no question. Do you believe that government officials like Gregor Bo are obligated to follow applicable court orders whether they agree with them or not? Yes or no?"
"First, Senator Padilla, you have gone on for over five minutes and I wish that you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump. We'd be in really good shape then because violent crime in California is currently 35% higher than the national average. property crime in California is 18% higher than the national average. That should be something that we should be talking about and working together on. Yet, we're not. And no, this is important. You're talking about all these all of my agencies and I want I want to let you know what DEA has been doing and they are working hand in hand. You can't go on for 5 minutes and criticize my agents who are out working without pay right now because you voted to shut down the government."
"They're out there working without pay."
"Mr. Chairman, I asked a simple yes or no question. Uh Attorney General Bond 45,000 50 million fentanyl pills off the streets under FBI 23,000 violent criminals. US Marshals Mr. Chairman, thousand fugitives. I'm trying to get I'm not getting answer to my question. I'm trying to move on to the next question or the next topic. Mr. Chairman, order please."
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