FBI Special Agent Clint Watts on Pam Bondi Hosting The Five: ‘Any Serious’ Attorney General Would Be ‘Far Too Busy’

Being state attorney general seems like a big job. You are the chief legal officer for an entire state, and your salary is paid by taxpayers. Should you have time to skip out for three workdays in a row and head to New York to host a cable news opinion show and talk about “the nanny state”?

Pam Bondi, Florida’s Attorney General, thought yes. She co-hosting Fos News show The Five three days in a row last week, and even consulted with the Florida Commission on Ethics to get approval for the move. Granted, she only has four months left on her term, and is likely seeking jobs post-office (host at Fox News is a sweet one).

But surely, surely she still has work to do as the Attorney General of Florida, work that is hindered by traveling to New York to host the entire hour of a talk show in the middle of the day.

Clint Watts, a former FBI special agent who waited until after he left the bureau to make his frequent appearances on MSNBC, argued that point on Twitter.

At a time when the Attorney General of ?? struggles to remain independent, we have The Florida attorney general co-hosting a cable news opinion show. Any serious Attorney General would be far too busy to do this. https://t.co/CrE0U6hoWs

— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) August 27, 2018

Bondi’s spokesperson told the Tampa Bay Times that the attorney general, “is often on national news.”

“The attorney general is always working, she is available 24/7 and works even when out of the state,” the spokesperson said.

There’s a difference, of course, between a public official appearing on the news for a quick interview hit and hosting an hour long cable news show three times in one week.