CNN Reporter Asks Leavitt What Happens If Pam Bondi Can’t Indict Trump’s Enemies
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt cut off a CNN reporter during a line of questioning about New York Attorney General Letitia James (D).
James and President Donald Trump have been at odds since the attorney general sued the Trump Organization for fraud. Following that case, the two have repeatedly pursued legal action against one another. Under the directive of Trump, the administration has most recently tried to go after James for alleged mortgage fraud.
That legal challenge, however, has yet to bear fruit. Last week, Trump even fired a U.S. attorney for failing to produce evidence to support the fraud allegations.
During Monday afternoon’s White House briefing, CNN’s Kristen Holmes pressed Leavitt about the ongoing case against James:
HOLMES: Just going back to this Letitia James story: what does President Trump plan to do if the Attorney General Pam Bondi tells him that there is not enough evidence to bring his political opponents’ cases or to charge those cases?
LEAVITT: That’s a hypothetical question, Kristen. That hasn’t happened at this point.
HOLMES: But we did see one U.S. attorney not be able to find enough evidence, and now they no longer have a job. Is that something that you would consider?
LEAVITT: Look, the president stands with Pam Bondi 100%. He made that clear this weekend. He answered questions from all of you last night on Air Force One. He said the same, and that’s how he feels at this moment in time.
HOLMES: Just one more thing the Attorney General–
The press secretary then called on someone else for a question.
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