Another in an ongoing series
Dear Senator;
I am a resident of Pennsylvania and a constituent of yours and I'd like you to answer a question or two.
I'd like to circle back to your vote to confirm AG Pamela Bondi.
Recently, The Hill reported:
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday over her decision to deem President Trump’s potential acceptance of a luxury Qatari jet as a “legally permissible” gift.
Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, argued Bondi should have recused herself from that decision due to her past lobbying work for the Qatari government and that Congress should be the entity deciding whether the U.S. will accept such a gift.
Senator, did you know she about her past lobbying work for Qatar when you voted for her? Do you think she should have recused herself in this decision?
Beyond that, did you know that Qatar has been funding Hamas for years? To the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars?
After Hamas attacked Israel, you issued a statement on October 18, 2023 that said, in part:
Hamas does not want peace, they want to destroy Israel. We can talk about a ceasefire after Hamas is neutralized.
This is the same Hamas that has been supported by Qatar for years. AG Bondi once worked for a lobbying firm employed by Qatar. You voted to confirm Pamela Bondi as Attorney General.
Would you like to comment on any of this?
I'll await your answer, Senator.
As always, I'll post verbatim whatever response I get from the Senator's office.