Conservative demands Pam Bondi's removal after 'ridiculous performance': 'Self-immolation'

A conservative commentator joined the chorus of voices on the right calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi's tenure to end.

Talk radio host and blogger Erick Erickson published a post on his Substack page comparing Bondi's appearance Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee to an infamous 1788 episode in military history when an Austrian calvary unit drunkenly fought their own infantry troops, and the army's artillery unit fired on them believing they were under attack by the Ottomans.

"The Battle of Karánsabas would go down in history as the world’s worst friendly fire incident," Erickson wrote. "Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II and his Generals could at least thank God that Pam Bondi had yet been born, or the self-inflicted wounds would have undoubtedly been worse."

Bondi raised expectations for exposing Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking network from the start of her tenure by inviting "pro-Trump social media gadflies" to the White House after telling Fox News she had a list of his clients on her desk, Erickson wrote, but he faulted her for providing nothing new about the investigation.

"It set off a wave of accusations, recriminations, and embarrassments for the FBI, Department of Justice, and the President of the United States, leading to a fight in Congress to release all the documents, which Bondi has been incompetently releasing ever since," he wrote.

Bondi was grilled by lawmakers about her handling of the case and the Department of Justice's haphazard release of the Epstein files, and Erickson said her pugnacious performance showed that she's no match for the job.

"Unfortunately for America, President Trump decided to choose people from central casting who looked the part, more than fit the role," Erickson wrote. "When one goes to central casting, one does not often find the best and brightest. One might wind up with a puppy killer at Homeland Security and Bondi at the Justice Department."

Erickson wondered why the attorney general stood by while Democrats leaked Epstein files that made the president look bad instead of highlighting evidence that put him in a better light, and he said her testimony before Congress should be the final straw.

"Before Congress yesterday, the Attorney General played the role of insult and drama queen for an audience of one back at the White House," Erickson wrote. "Had she any gasoline, her performance would have been an act of self-immolation, impressive even to the most committed Buddhist monk. She should resign or be fired after that ridiculous performance."