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Even After Bondi Gains Trump’s Backing, Her Survival Remains an Open Question

The sustained backlash has exposed the hazards of the attorney general’s focus on courting President Trump, with the assumption that he maintains the total backing of his base.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Oval Office in April.

Laura Loomer, Trump’s Blunt Instrument

The right-wing provocateur and Islamophobe has few friends in the West Wing but a big fan in the Oval Office.

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Laura Loomer, the right-wing agitator, checking social media with Charles Downs outside the Cannon House Office Building in Washington last month.
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