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April 4, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/2676663322/
Trump seeks 'mammoth' amount for even more White House renovations: report
These numbers are crazy
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-04-03T23:20:22.854Z
https://www.rawstory.com/2676663322/
President Donald Trump seeks hundreds of millions of dollars to renovate the White House residence, according to a new budget request.
The administration’s fiscal 2026 proposal includes more than $377 million “for repairs and renovations to the executive residence,” with another $174 million projected for 2027, according to budget documents reported by Politico.
That represents “a mammoth 866 percent increase over the $39 million estimated to have been spent in fiscal 2025 on sprucing up the area of the White House where the president lives.”....
Trump has made upgrading the White House complex a priority in his second term.
“At the center of that effort is the proposed new White House ballroom, a roughly $400 million project that would dramatically expand the complex’s capacity for large-scale events,” Politico reported. “The plan envisions a sprawling addition capable of hosting hundreds of guests at once, replacing the current reliance on temporary tents on the South Lawn for state dinners and major receptions.”
The administration’s fiscal 2026 proposal includes more than $377 million “for repairs and renovations to the executive residence,” with another $174 million projected for 2027, according to budget documents reported by Politico.
That represents “a mammoth 866 percent increase over the $39 million estimated to have been spent in fiscal 2025 on sprucing up the area of the White House where the president lives.”....
Trump has made upgrading the White House complex a priority in his second term.
“At the center of that effort is the proposed new White House ballroom, a roughly $400 million project that would dramatically expand the complex’s capacity for large-scale events,” Politico reported. “The plan envisions a sprawling addition capable of hosting hundreds of guests at once, replacing the current reliance on temporary tents on the South Lawn for state dinners and major receptions.”
April 4, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/team-trump-isnt-done-pursuing-cassidy-hutchinson-over-jan-6-testimony
MaddowBlog-Team Trump isn't done pursuing Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony
Years after the former White House aide’s stunning revelations, many Republicans still seem to want to bring her down.
Team Trump isn’t done pursuing Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony
— Toni Growell (@togrowell.bsky.social) 2026-04-03T21:51:10.139Z
Story by Steve Benen •
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/team-trump-isnt-done-pursuing-cassidy-hutchinson-over-jan-6-testimony
According to the partisan panel led by Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia, Hutchinson lied to Congress about Donald Trump’s awareness for violence ahead of the insurrectionist riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Under normal circumstances, the DOJ would blow off a criminal referral like this, recognizing it as more of a political stunt than a serious recommendation. However, note this detail that featured in a report The New York Times published Thursday on the DOJ’s efforts to please the president by pursuing his political foes:
...What’s more, during a recent congressional hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith, GOP members pressed the prosecutor with questions about Hutchinson, reinforcing the perception that she’s a key party target. (Smith made it clear that Hutchinson’s testimony played little to no role in his decision to bring criminal charges against Trump.) Relatedly, Kash Patel, prior to the podcast personality becoming the FBI director, included Hutchinson on his notorious “government gangsters” enemies list.
Based on the publicly available information, there’s no reason to believe Hutchinson, who delivered stunning Jan. 6 testimony nearly four years ago, did anything wrong. But the president himself recently used his social media platform to talk about Hutchinson; he clearly controls the DOJ; and the Republican administration remains determined to punish Trump’s perceived political foes. Watch this space.
Under normal circumstances, the DOJ would blow off a criminal referral like this, recognizing it as more of a political stunt than a serious recommendation. However, note this detail that featured in a report The New York Times published Thursday on the DOJ’s efforts to please the president by pursuing his political foes:
[Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche] have gotten the president’s message. They have stepped up efforts to investigate several other Trump targets. … They have also pushed prosecutors to investigate a former White House aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, whom the president has accused of lying about his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, according to two officials briefed on the effort.
...What’s more, during a recent congressional hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith, GOP members pressed the prosecutor with questions about Hutchinson, reinforcing the perception that she’s a key party target. (Smith made it clear that Hutchinson’s testimony played little to no role in his decision to bring criminal charges against Trump.) Relatedly, Kash Patel, prior to the podcast personality becoming the FBI director, included Hutchinson on his notorious “government gangsters” enemies list.
Based on the publicly available information, there’s no reason to believe Hutchinson, who delivered stunning Jan. 6 testimony nearly four years ago, did anything wrong. But the president himself recently used his social media platform to talk about Hutchinson; he clearly controls the DOJ; and the Republican administration remains determined to punish Trump’s perceived political foes. Watch this space.
April 3, 2026
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/trump-plans-spending-377m-on-executive-residence-renovations-and-wants-174m-more-00858810
Trump plans spending $377M on executive residence renovations - and wants $174M more
The fiscal 2027 budget shows an 866 percent funding request jump for renovations to the White House living space and possibly other areas.
Trump plans spending 7M on executive residence renovations – and wants 4M more
— Politico (@politico.com) 2026-04-03T22:28:37Z
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/trump-plans-spending-377m-on-executive-residence-renovations-and-wants-174m-more-00858810
President Donald Trump plans to spend more than $377 million renovating the White House executive residence in fiscal 2026 — and is estimating another $174 million on top of it for the next year, according to the White House’s fiscal 2027 budget request.
The budget document, which proposes slashing domestic programs to help fund a $1.5 trillion bump to defense spending, estimates spending $377 million in fiscal 2026 under an account for repairs and renovations to the executive residence. That’s a mammoth 866 percent increase over the $39 million estimated to have been spent in fiscal 2025 on sprucing up the area of the White House where the president lives.
An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson told POLITICO that the totals reflect budgetary projections that include not only rehabbing the White House but also security spending costs. The person added that it’s for a number of renovations, not just the executive residence. The spokesperson did not answer questions about what specific projects the money would go toward.....
An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson told POLITICO that the totals reflect budgetary projections that include not only rehabbing the White House but also security spending costs. The person added that it’s for a number of renovations, not just the executive residence. The spokesperson did not answer questions about what specific projects the money would go toward.
Though the budget doesn’t spell out exactly what the renovation funds are to be used for, Trump has repeatedly expressed his fixation on repairing the White House — publicly sharing upgrades to the living quarters, including bathrooms, to more ambitious projects like expanding entertainment space.
The budget document, which proposes slashing domestic programs to help fund a $1.5 trillion bump to defense spending, estimates spending $377 million in fiscal 2026 under an account for repairs and renovations to the executive residence. That’s a mammoth 866 percent increase over the $39 million estimated to have been spent in fiscal 2025 on sprucing up the area of the White House where the president lives.
An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson told POLITICO that the totals reflect budgetary projections that include not only rehabbing the White House but also security spending costs. The person added that it’s for a number of renovations, not just the executive residence. The spokesperson did not answer questions about what specific projects the money would go toward.....
An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson told POLITICO that the totals reflect budgetary projections that include not only rehabbing the White House but also security spending costs. The person added that it’s for a number of renovations, not just the executive residence. The spokesperson did not answer questions about what specific projects the money would go toward.
Though the budget doesn’t spell out exactly what the renovation funds are to be used for, Trump has repeatedly expressed his fixation on repairing the White House — publicly sharing upgrades to the living quarters, including bathrooms, to more ambitious projects like expanding entertainment space.
April 3, 2026
Trump plans spending $377M on executive residence renovations - and wants $174M more
Source: Politico
President Donald Trump plans to spend more than $377 million renovating the White House executive residence in fiscal 2026 — and is estimating another $174 million on top of it for the next year, according to the White House’s fiscal 2027 budget request.
The budget document, which proposes slashing domestic programs to help fund a $1.5 trillion bump to defense spending, estimates spending $377 million in fiscal 2026 under an account for repairs and renovations to the executive residence. That’s a mammoth 866 percent increase over the $39 million estimated to have been spent in fiscal 2025 on sprucing up the area of the White House where the president lives.....
The budget is also asking that $350 million of the $377 million figure be counted as mandatory spending, a classification used for programs that Congress must fund by statute, such as Social Security or Medicare. Granting that spending such a designation would essentially force congressional appropriators to fund the renovations at no less than $350 million. However, the budget request is mostly a statement of priorities, which lawmakers can and routinely do simply ignore.
When asked why the budget requests the renovation spending be made mandatory, the spokesperson observed that private donations being used to fund Trump’s new ballroom are being held at the National Park Service. The person refused to elaborate.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/trump-plans-spending-377m-on-executive-residence-renovations-and-wants-174m-more-00858810
Trump plans spending 7M on executive residence renovations – and wants 4M more
— Politico (@politico.com) 2026-04-03T22:28:37Z
April 3, 2026
Trump made Supreme Court move his seat to right in front of the judges during birthright hearing, ACLU head says
President raged against the Supreme Court after the hearing, calling it a ‘KANGAROO COURT!!!’
https://x.com/Independent/status/2040145454722056608
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-supreme-court-seat-birthright-citizenship-b2951631.html
President Donald Trump reportedly demanded that his seat be moved at the Supreme Court so he could sit directly in front of the court's justices during his unprecedented visit to the court to witness the oral arguments in his birthright citizenship case this week.
Trump became the first president to attend a Supreme Court oral argument, a move that many critics took to be a naked attempt to intimidate the court into ruling in his favor. Early in his second term, Trump issued an executive order challenging the 14th Amendment, which establishes that anyone born on U.S. soil is a U.S. citizen.
ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero told MSNOW that Trump was initially seated at the end of the first row of seats, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the court's security that the president wanted to be moved to the center, where he would face the justices.
“Then it was clear that he was endeavoring to put his thumb on the scale,” Romero said. "“He was endeavoring to glower at the justices to kind of intimidate them, almost defy them to rule against him.”
Romero said that rather than appearing intimidating, Trump spent the hearing fidgeting in his chair. He said after ACLU Legal Director Cecilia Wang began making her opening arguments that the president "started getting restless" and that his "shoulders slumped a little bit."
Trump became the first president to attend a Supreme Court oral argument, a move that many critics took to be a naked attempt to intimidate the court into ruling in his favor. Early in his second term, Trump issued an executive order challenging the 14th Amendment, which establishes that anyone born on U.S. soil is a U.S. citizen.
ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero told MSNOW that Trump was initially seated at the end of the first row of seats, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the court's security that the president wanted to be moved to the center, where he would face the justices.
“Then it was clear that he was endeavoring to put his thumb on the scale,” Romero said. "“He was endeavoring to glower at the justices to kind of intimidate them, almost defy them to rule against him.”
Romero said that rather than appearing intimidating, Trump spent the hearing fidgeting in his chair. He said after ACLU Legal Director Cecilia Wang began making her opening arguments that the president "started getting restless" and that his "shoulders slumped a little bit."
April 3, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-voting-2676662305/
trump's DOJ/DHS really want a nationwide voter database with a ton of confidential information. This database would be used to enforce trump's voter id executive order. It will be fun seeing trump's executive order being cited in these lawsuits.
Trump may have accidentally torpedoed his own bid to seize voter rolls: analyst
I am still pissed that Texas gave trump all of Texas' voter information. The trump DOJ has sued 20+ states trying to get these records and so far has not won any of these lawsuits. In these lawsuits, the DOJ never really states why they really need these records. trump's voting by mail executive order is clearly the reason for these lawsuits.
Trump acknowledged in his executive order that he "directs DHS to create a nationwide voter registration database.â€
— Evie (@evie55.bsky.social) 2026-04-03T20:06:48.463Z
Trump may have accidentally torpedoed his own bid to seize voter rolls: analyst
www.rawstory.com/trump-voting...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-voting-2676662305/
President Donald Trump's executive order demanding states put new procedures in place for mail-in voting and turn over information about who is voting by mail is almost certain to be struck down in court, Jim Saksa wrote for Democracy Docket on Friday — but that's not the only way it could derail Trump's ambitions.
That's because this order could also undermine one of the main arguments Trump's Justice Department has used in court to defend the lawsuits filed against dozens of states to seize their voting rolls.
"In those lawsuits, the DOJ has claimed it needs millions of voters’ private sensitive data in order to ensure the states are complying with federal laws that require states to take steps to ensure accurate rolls," said the report. "But outside of court, DOJ officials like Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon have undermined that claim by boasting that the state voter records they’ve already obtained have been used to verify citizenship status using the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program."
After judges began ruling against the lawsuits on these grounds, DOJ officials backpedaled somewhat and said there was no plan to help the Department of Homeland Security build a national database of voters.
Trump, however, may have blown that excuse by outright acknowledging in his executive order that he "directs DHS to create a nationwide voter registration database," noted the report.
"Along with Dhillon’s statements and Trump’s orders, the DOJ’s courtroom attestations have been impeached repeatedly," wrote Saksa. For example, "last week, CBS reported that DOJ and DHS were working to formalize a data-sharing agreement for the voter rolls. And on the same day Tucker was assuring a federal judge that the DOJ wouldn’t share state records with DHS, Eric Neff, acting chief of the DOJ’s Voting Rights Section, admitted to another judge in Rhode Island that they, in fact, would."
That's because this order could also undermine one of the main arguments Trump's Justice Department has used in court to defend the lawsuits filed against dozens of states to seize their voting rolls.
"In those lawsuits, the DOJ has claimed it needs millions of voters’ private sensitive data in order to ensure the states are complying with federal laws that require states to take steps to ensure accurate rolls," said the report. "But outside of court, DOJ officials like Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon have undermined that claim by boasting that the state voter records they’ve already obtained have been used to verify citizenship status using the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program."
After judges began ruling against the lawsuits on these grounds, DOJ officials backpedaled somewhat and said there was no plan to help the Department of Homeland Security build a national database of voters.
Trump, however, may have blown that excuse by outright acknowledging in his executive order that he "directs DHS to create a nationwide voter registration database," noted the report.
"Along with Dhillon’s statements and Trump’s orders, the DOJ’s courtroom attestations have been impeached repeatedly," wrote Saksa. For example, "last week, CBS reported that DOJ and DHS were working to formalize a data-sharing agreement for the voter rolls. And on the same day Tucker was assuring a federal judge that the DOJ wouldn’t share state records with DHS, Eric Neff, acting chief of the DOJ’s Voting Rights Section, admitted to another judge in Rhode Island that they, in fact, would."
trump's DOJ/DHS really want a nationwide voter database with a ton of confidential information. This database would be used to enforce trump's voter id executive order. It will be fun seeing trump's executive order being cited in these lawsuits.
April 3, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jared-wises-departure-from-the-justice-department-isnt-just-another-resignation
MaddowBlog-Jared Wise's departure from the Justice Department isn't just another resignation
The Jan. 6 rioter, who urged rioters to “kill” police officers, stepped down because he no longer wanted to be a part of the DOJ’s “weaponization” group.
Given his Jan. 6 background, Jared Wise’s DOJ resignation is a good thing, but note the details:
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-04-03T17:21:16.313Z
The rioter didn’t resign because Justice Department officials no longer wanted to be associated with him; Wise resigned because *he* no longer wanted to be associated with *them*.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jared-wises-departure-from-the-justice-department-isnt-just-another-resignation
Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, but as it turns out, she wasn’t the only highly controversial figure to exit Main Justice this week. NBC News reported:
If there were a competition for the most controversial hire of the Trump administration’s second term, Wise would be a top contender.
Last summer, the Justice Department’s “weaponization working group” (itself an absurdity) hired Wise, a former FBI agent. Though his name is probably unfamiliar to most Americans, he was a ridiculous choice for a position in the DOJ for an important reason: Wise was a Jan. 6 rioter accused of encouraging the insurrectionist mob to kill police officers.....
The administration didn’t deny any of this. The Justice Department was unembarrassed about its hiring of an insurrectionist captured on video urging rioters to kill cops. In fact, a DOJ spokesperson conceded Wise’s role and described him as “a valued member” of the team.
This week, however, Wise decided to step down, which is notable in its own right, though I’m struck by his description of the circumstances. He didn’t resign because Justice Department officials no longer wanted to be associated with him; Wise resigned because he no longer wanted to be associated with them.
I don’t know when the Justice Department’s reputation will recover, but it won’t be anytime soon.
Jared Wise, a former Jan. 6 defendant who was later employed by the Trump administration, resigned today from the Justice Department, where he was working with the ‘weaponization working group.’
‘I returned to Washington to fully expose the abuses by the FBI and DOJ against J6 defendants, but it became clear that this will only happen from outside of government. So I left and will do so,’ he wrote on X.
If there were a competition for the most controversial hire of the Trump administration’s second term, Wise would be a top contender.
Last summer, the Justice Department’s “weaponization working group” (itself an absurdity) hired Wise, a former FBI agent. Though his name is probably unfamiliar to most Americans, he was a ridiculous choice for a position in the DOJ for an important reason: Wise was a Jan. 6 rioter accused of encouraging the insurrectionist mob to kill police officers.....
The administration didn’t deny any of this. The Justice Department was unembarrassed about its hiring of an insurrectionist captured on video urging rioters to kill cops. In fact, a DOJ spokesperson conceded Wise’s role and described him as “a valued member” of the team.
This week, however, Wise decided to step down, which is notable in its own right, though I’m struck by his description of the circumstances. He didn’t resign because Justice Department officials no longer wanted to be associated with him; Wise resigned because he no longer wanted to be associated with them.
I don’t know when the Justice Department’s reputation will recover, but it won’t be anytime soon.
April 3, 2026
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/news-live-updates_n_69ca6616e4b0128a9ef83bad/liveblog_69cfef6ce4b0d214cc7139b5
Pentagon To Host Good Friday Service Just For Protestants, Not Catholics
Hegseth like all true KKK members is also anti-Catholic
Many people don't realize that the second iteration of the Ku Klux Klan (in the 1920s) was more anti-Catholic than anti-Black.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-03T18:30:15.660Z
So this tracks.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/news-live-updates_n_69ca6616e4b0128a9ef83bad/liveblog_69cfef6ce4b0d214cc7139b5
The Pentagon has invited more than 3,500 employees to attend a Good Friday service at its in-house chapel. Except it’s only for Protestants, not Catholics.
“Just a friendly reminder: There will be a Protestant Service (No Catholic Mass) for Good Friday today at the Pentagon Chapel,” reads a Friday email sent by Air Force leadership, a copy of which was shared by an employee.
“I guess so the Catholics know their kind ain’t welcome,” said this employee, who requested anonymity to speak about internal communications. “It’s so ridiculous.”
A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed it is not hosting another, separate religious service for Catholic employees.
“The Protestant service is the only service scheduled in the Pentagon chapel today,” they said in a statement....
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a far-right evangelical Christian, has tried to infuse his religious views into Pentagon activities.
“Just a friendly reminder: There will be a Protestant Service (No Catholic Mass) for Good Friday today at the Pentagon Chapel,” reads a Friday email sent by Air Force leadership, a copy of which was shared by an employee.
“I guess so the Catholics know their kind ain’t welcome,” said this employee, who requested anonymity to speak about internal communications. “It’s so ridiculous.”
A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed it is not hosting another, separate religious service for Catholic employees.
“The Protestant service is the only service scheduled in the Pentagon chapel today,” they said in a statement....
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a far-right evangelical Christian, has tried to infuse his religious views into Pentagon activities.
April 3, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/judge-rejects-trumps-effort-to-end-jan-6-civil-suits-ahead-of-trial
Swalwell is a plaintiff in one of these cases which has really pissed off trump
MaddowBlog-Judge rejects Trump's effort to end Jan. 6 civil suits ahead of trial
The president and his lawyers insist that he should be immune from civil litigation. A federal judge came to a different conclusion.
Judge rejects Trump’s effort to end Jan. 6 civil suits ahead of trial.
— James Hughes (@dystopian-fashion.bsky.social) 2026-04-02T17:13:03.224Z
The president and his lawyers insist that he should be immune from civil litigation. A federal judge came to a different conclusion.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/judge-rejects-trumps-effort-to-end-jan-6-civil-suits-ahead-of-trial
There is, however, another potential avenue for accountability: a series of civil lawsuits filed against Trump. The president and his lawyers have long insisted that he should be immune from the suits, but a federal judge came to a very different conclusion. Roll Call reported:
The judge ruled there are some official acts from Jan. 6 for which he cannot be held liable in civil cases, but the president’s remarks at the Ellipse, shortly before the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol, are fair game — because, as Mehta concluded, they can “plausibly” be seen as remarks that incited violence.
This was clearly not the outcome Trump was hoping for. By the same token, this was excellent news for those who filed the cases against the president, including police officers who were injured during the violence on Jan. 6. Among the civil lawsuits:
The cases were ultimately consolidated.
Time will tell what becomes of the litigation as the process advances, but if the plaintiffs ultimately succeed, the cases have the potential to be politically embarrassing and financially costly for the president. They won’t have the impact of a criminal trial, but let’s not forget that Trump has suffered several major legal setbacks and defeats in recent years — the E. Jean Carroll case, the Trump Organization’s fraud case, the demise of his fraudulent charity, the demise of his fraudulent “university,” et al. — and those were all civil cases.
President Donald Trump must still face civil lawsuits seeking to hold him accountable for his role in the lead up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in a long-running litigation from Democratic House members and Capitol Police officers.
Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, in an opinion found that a range of actions Trump took leading up to the attack did not qualify for the legal immunity presidents have for official acts.
The judge ruled there are some official acts from Jan. 6 for which he cannot be held liable in civil cases, but the president’s remarks at the Ellipse, shortly before the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol, are fair game — because, as Mehta concluded, they can “plausibly” be seen as remarks that incited violence.
This was clearly not the outcome Trump was hoping for. By the same token, this was excellent news for those who filed the cases against the president, including police officers who were injured during the violence on Jan. 6. Among the civil lawsuits:
In March 2021, two Capitol Police officers, James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby, sued Trump, claiming he was liable for the injuries they suffered during the riot.
In August 2021, seven more police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot sued the former president.
In January 2022, three more police officers, including two who aided the evacuation of lawmakers, sued Trump, seeking damages for their physical and emotional injuries.
In January 2023, the longtime partner of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after Jan. 6, filed a wrongful death civil suit against Trump.
The cases were ultimately consolidated.
Time will tell what becomes of the litigation as the process advances, but if the plaintiffs ultimately succeed, the cases have the potential to be politically embarrassing and financially costly for the president. They won’t have the impact of a criminal trial, but let’s not forget that Trump has suffered several major legal setbacks and defeats in recent years — the E. Jean Carroll case, the Trump Organization’s fraud case, the demise of his fraudulent charity, the demise of his fraudulent “university,” et al. — and those were all civil cases.
Swalwell is a plaintiff in one of these cases which has really pissed off trump
April 3, 2026
https://www.ms.now/news/pam-bondis-portrait-already-taken-down-at-justice-department
MS NOW-Pam Bondi's portrait already taken down at Justice Department
Just a day after her firing, the former attorney general’s pictures have been taken down — and discarded in a trash bin.
Pam Bondi’s portrait already taken down at Justice Department
— (@mygateway.bsky.social) 2026-04-03T17:56:21.648Z
Just a day after her firing, the former attorney general’s pictures have been taken down — and discarded in a trash bin.
https://www.ms.now/news/pam-bondis-portrait-already-taken-down-at-justice-department
It did not take long for the pictures to come off the wall.
Within hours of the news that President Donald Trump had fired Pam Bondi as attorney general, images began circulating of her framed portrait, unceremoniously removed from its place of honor near the president and vice president on the walls of Justice Department offices.
One photo obtained by MS NOW showed Bondi’s portrait in a trash bin.
...What Bondi did not discuss publicly was the respected veteran she demoted over the incident: Devin DeBacker. He had been the acting chief of the national security division.
“They better take her picture down,” one former national security division official, who is among several still disturbed by Bondi’s removal of DeBacker, told MS NOW.
Nearly all of the senior career officials in the Biden DOJ served loyally and ably during Trump’s first term, without incident.
Now it’s Bondi who has been shown the door, and many DOJ veterans are quietly celebrating.
Bondi could not be reached for comment.
Within hours of the news that President Donald Trump had fired Pam Bondi as attorney general, images began circulating of her framed portrait, unceremoniously removed from its place of honor near the president and vice president on the walls of Justice Department offices.
One photo obtained by MS NOW showed Bondi’s portrait in a trash bin.
...What Bondi did not discuss publicly was the respected veteran she demoted over the incident: Devin DeBacker. He had been the acting chief of the national security division.
“They better take her picture down,” one former national security division official, who is among several still disturbed by Bondi’s removal of DeBacker, told MS NOW.
Nearly all of the senior career officials in the Biden DOJ served loyally and ably during Trump’s first term, without incident.
Now it’s Bondi who has been shown the door, and many DOJ veterans are quietly celebrating.
Bondi could not be reached for comment.
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