Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s relationships with Bill Clinton and Larry Summers, among other individuals and institutions

For its part, the Trump administration dismissed the entire hullabaloo as “at best a paperwork error,” in the words of Henry Whitaker, the former Florida solicitor general who is now counselor to the attorney general and took the lead in today’s argument.

During Pam Bondi’s confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate in January, she vowed that, as President Trump’s attorney general pick, “The partisanship, the weaponization” of the Department of Justice “will be gone. America will have one tier of justice for all.”

DOJ searched for a suspect who attacked Alina Habba’s office, tried to confront her, and damaged property before fleeing the scene.

Jay Clayton, who heads the Southern District of New York, has so far managed to keep clear of President Trump’s most politically charged directives. Now, come the hard choices.

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem gained online attention following a Saturday Night Live parody of a Senate hearing. Both officials later responded online with humor,