Trump Has Been Complaining About Attorney General Pam Bondi

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  Trump has been criticizing his Attorney General Pam Bondi, describing her as weak and ineffective.

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  It's Monday, January 12.

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  I'm Alex O'Sullivan for The Wall Street Journal.

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  the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

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  We begin this evening in Washington.

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  We're exclusively reporting that administration officials and other people familiar with the matter say that President Trump has complained to aides about Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly in recent weeks,

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  describing her as weak and an ineffective enforcer of his agenda.

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  Some of the officials say Trump's criticism of Bondi appears to be part of his pressure campaign on the Justice Department to more aggressively pursue his priorities.

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  Among his grievances is what he sees as Bondi's failure to quickly and effectively prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York's Democratic Attorney General,

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  Letitia James.

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  In a statement to the Wall Street Journal, Trump said he thinks Bondi is doing an excellent job.

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  A spokesman for Bondi says she's been focused on executing Trump's directive to make America safe again.

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