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Attorney General Pam Bondi was so furious with six federal prosecutors who announced they would resign rather than prosecute the widow of a Minnesota woman killed by an ICE agent that she fired them before they had a chance to give their notice.

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[–] 174 points 9 months ago (19 children)

They should have just not said anything dragged their feet while at work while slowly eating up annual/sick leave to really slow everything down. Now there are 4 vacancies that could have been tied up for the better part of a year.

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  • [–] 103 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Bingo. Drag your feet, use up time. File shitty motions you know won't work to tie up the courts. Sabotage is hard work, but slowing the gears of the Orphan Crushing Machine is important and actually pretty easy to do when it's the federal government.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    This has to be the hundredth time I'm saying this. But no. What you are wishing for the prosecutor's to do, is not only illegal, but highly unethical. We're talking disbarred levels of unethical.

    The right course of action is what they were doing. Resign. Make headlines. Bring attention. And if the government want to shoot themselves in the foot and fire you without cause because you wished to resign. Well, I'm sure they're wiping their tears with their separation pay package.

    Win win.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    We also dont know the situation that led up to them resigning and getting fired. They very well could have been trying to drag their feet but were already under immense pressure to file charges immediately. No amount of feet dragging can help if the Nazis are literally hovering over you as you fill out the paperwork.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    "Oh, yeah, you see how they checked this box here? That means we also need a DD-2319 form signed in triplicate here. That'll need to be approved by two levels of management, so we'll need to form a committee to assess its suitability before raising it for a vote during our Change Control Board meeting, which only occurs monthly. Sorry about that. Don't worry, I'll get it fast-tracked for you."

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    They aren't going to be able to fill these because fed attorney jobs pay dick and there is zero prestige to these postings now.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Well, maybe true for qualified people, the job title is no longer prestigious.

    But for the scum of the earth? That job title legitimizes them, by comparison.

    I think I know which type will be the ones applying...

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Right, but the defining characteristic of those people is that they are also bad at their jobs. Look at what happened to their prosecutions of former prosecutors that charged Trump. The guys that left were undoubtedly CONSIDERABLY better at their jobs than whoever will replace them.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Weren't these the people earlier this week who supposedly resigned, of which people were complaining about. Now it comes out they were actually fired before they even could...

    Maybe people should realize there might have been more going on that we aren't privy to.

    All this 'not good enough' thinking does is breed toxicity and in-fighting. Both of which are not good when trying to form a solidarity.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    Weren’t these the people earlier this week who supposedly resigned, of which people were complaining about. Now it comes out they were actually fired before they even could…

    The prosecutors announced their intent to resign, and would have done so after using up their allocated PTO. A fairly standard practice in professional environments. Pam Bondi fired them in retaliation for announcing their intent to resign

    She claimed it was because they wanted a tax payer funded vacation, but anyone who understands the basics of unemployment, especially in Minnesota, can tell you she just gave them even more tax payer money (if they want it). Not only will they be entitled to their PTO, but they are now also entitled to unemployment

    Edit: Fixed typo

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