Sen. Tim Kaine Argues Pam Bondi ‘Sold Out Her Own Integrity’ And ‘Still Got Sacked’ | EUROtoday

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) argued there’s a “lesson” to be realized after President Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi as legal professional common.

“The AG is supposed to be the nation’s chief law enforcement officer and have an independent gravitas and integrity,” the senator stated Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Telling moderator Kristen Welker that Bondi “threw all that away, and she still got fired,” he continued, “So look. You can either go in as an attorney general and stand up for the rule of law, and you may make Donald Trump mad. Or you can go in and try to just do everything the president wants, and you’re [still] going to make him mad.”

Kaine stated Bondi “basically sold out her own integrity,” and in consequence, “couldn’t even look at herself in a mirror.”

“And she still got sacked,” he added. “That should be a lesson to whoever is the next nominee for AG. Be the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, and don’t let the president cause you to trim your conscience or become a toady.”

The Virginia senator, who voted sure on Trump’s DHS secretary nominee Kristi Noem, one other not too long ago fired Trump official, made the remarks after Welker requested him if he can be “open to voting yes on President Trump’s pick to become the next attorney general.”

“I never start off as an automatic no,” Kaine responded. “We’ll see who the president proposes. If you get elected as president, I think that should carry a mandate to put in an executive team. If somebody is not qualified or has [a] lack of character, I’ll vote no. But I never start off as a no.”

According to The New York TimesBondi reportedly requested the president if she may preserve her place till the summer time, to which Trump apparently refused. Bondi was reportedly axed over her mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein recordsdata and for her failure to prosecute Trump’s political enemies.

Watch Kaine’s look on “Meet the Press” under. Skip to the 11:54 mark to listen to the senator’s feedback.