Trump’s own 'screw ups' backed him into a corner with attorney general: justice reporter

President Donald Trump officially fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after she failed to meet his demands, which were untenable or legally impossible, according to CNN.

Bondi has been willing to go after Trump's foes like former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, but each case has fallen through because a grand jury refused to indict. Reports say that Trump wants more of his foes to be targeted.

CNN reported that Trump began making calls on Monday about firing her.

Senior justice correspondent Evan Pérez noted that these rumors have been circulating since January, even after Bondi's emphatic defense of Trump before the House Judiciary Committee.

According to the Daily Mail, Bondi "begged" for her job in a "dramatic" scene in the White House.

Pérez said that some of the sources CNN has spoken to say that they're not sure where Trump can find anyone willing to do what Bondi did in her efforts "to do his bidding" and "still [be] credible."

"Certainly she was [credible] last year before she has had this past year behind her. So, I don't know where he finds somebody like that because you know, Bondi has really done everything he wanted. Now he's not happy because some of the things that he wants just can't be done. The facts aren't there on these cases. Some of the screw-ups have been because of the White House," he said.

He cited the inability to indict people due to grand juries or regular juries, while with others, there simply isn't any evidence.

"You know, that's not Pam Bondi's fault. That is the fault of no one's," Pérez said.

"The fault of reality," said CNN host Boris Sanchez.

"That's reality, right?" agreed Pérez. "And the president just can't really sort of come to terms. Right. And the law! The law is a very sticky thing, right?"

"You're not guilty because someone says you're guilty," added Sanchez.

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