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tableturner

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Tue Feb 17, 2026, 04:24 PM Feb 17

Understanding Pam Bondi...2 Tampa-centric articles trying to explain "What Happened to Pam Bondi?" [View all]

Let me start by letting you know that I am from Tampa, Bondi's home town, and I have minimally interacted with her over the years. I agree with the sentiments of both articles, which is "What happened to Pam Bondi?", and "How did what most perceive to be a very nice person (I definitely thought that, too) turn into such a monster?". If you read the following two articles, you will have a bit more understanding on these subjects, even if you will not get final resolutions to those questions.

Archived versions...

Read this one first:

https://archive.ph/53gu3

Then this one:

https://archive.ph/0yA6X

Original links:

https://www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026/02/17/pam-bondi-tampa-prosecutor-trump-epstein-files/

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/pam-bondi-trump-doj-independence/685663/

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