WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after President Trump announced he fired Attorney General Pam Bondi:
"Pam Bondi was a loyalist through and through. Instead of upholding and enforcing the rule of law, Attorney General Bondi transformed the Department of Justice into a tool to do President Trump's bidding. Instead of protecting the rights and freedoms of all Americans, she oversaw an erosion of justice in America through the dismantling of the Civil Rights Division," said Senator Welch. "Pam Bondi's departure will not change President Trump's intentions-he believes the Justice Depa...