{"id":122501,"date":"2025-06-09T15:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T23:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/09\/pam-bondis-brother-decimated-in-d-c-bar-race\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T15:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T23:02:51","slug":"pam-bondis-brother-decimated-in-d-c-bar-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/09\/pam-bondis-brother-decimated-in-d-c-bar-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Pam Bondi\u2019s Brother Decimated In D.C. Bar Race"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you\u2019re considering running for president of the bar association, it behooves you not to be related to the head of Donald Trump\u2019s personal law firm<\/a>. <\/p>\n

When Paul Hastings partner Brad Bondi announced his run for D.C. bar president, we already knew where this was going<\/a>. While some saw a Machiavellian plot to consolidate Trumpian control over the capital\u2019s ethics watchdog, Bondi\u2019s campaign never really turned on politics. The bar association\u2019s disciplinary function exists outside the purview of its president and Bondi\u2019s platform concerned itself more with \u201cCLE\u201d than \u201cMAGA,\u201d but in a political moment dominated by a noxious blend of nepotism and cronyism, handing the DC bar over to the Attorney General\u2019s brother was a non-starter.<\/p>\n

And it was a blowout. <\/p>\n

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At a whopping 9 percent, we can file this as one of the rare occasions where \u201cdecimated\u201d comes pretty close to its literal meaning.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it\u2019s fair, sometimes it\u2019s not, but you can\u2019t always get what you want when someone in the family decides to indulge political ambitions. Jonathan Turley and his Republican buddies waged a multi-year witch hunt based on Hunter Biden having the gall to hold a job while his dad was NOT in politics<\/a>. In that world, the prospects for electing the sitting AG\u2019s brother were tricky under the best of circumstances and nigh impossible while she\u2019s busy collecting ethics complaints<\/a> and positioning the DOJ for sanctions<\/a>. As we noted earlier, Brad Bondi\u2019s best bet was to campaign on being his sister\u2019s most consistent and vociferous critic ever since he tore the head off her favorite Barbie. Well, his best bet would\u2019ve been to get her to resign first\u2026 so maybe his \u201cbest realistic bet.\u201d <\/p>\n

Instead, his campaign asked voters to overlook the connection entirely \u2014 an implausible ask \u2014 which only succeeded in making him seem oblivious to overwhelmingly obvious optics.<\/p>\n

O-based alliteration! How often do you see that in the wild?<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: Pam Bondi\u2019s Brother And Ed Martin\u2019s Assistant Running To Lead D.C. Bar\u2026 No Way This Is A Bad Idea!<\/a>
DC Bar Election Seems To Be Tracking Canada, Australia\u2026 Papacy<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Headshot\"Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Pam Bondi\u2019s Brother Decimated In D.C. Bar Race<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you\u2019re considering running for president of the bar association, it behooves you not to be related to the head of Donald Trump\u2019s personal law firm<\/a>. <\/p>\n

When Paul Hastings partner Brad Bondi announced his run for D.C. bar president, we already knew where this was going<\/a>. While some saw a Machiavellian plot to consolidate Trumpian control over the capital\u2019s ethics watchdog, Bondi\u2019s campaign never really turned on politics. The bar association\u2019s disciplinary function exists outside the purview of its president and Bondi\u2019s platform concerned itself more with \u201cCLE\u201d than \u201cMAGA,\u201d but in a political moment dominated by a noxious blend of nepotism and cronyism, handing the DC bar over to the Attorney General\u2019s brother was a non-starter.<\/p>\n

And it was a blowout. <\/p>\n

\"\"
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At a whopping 9 percent, we can file this as one of the rare occasions where \u201cdecimated\u201d comes pretty close to its literal meaning.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it\u2019s fair, sometimes it\u2019s not, but you can\u2019t always get what you want when someone in the family decides to indulge political ambitions. Jonathan Turley and his Republican buddies waged a multi-year witch hunt based on Hunter Biden having the gall to hold a job while his dad was NOT in politics<\/a>. In that world, the prospects for electing the sitting AG\u2019s brother were tricky under the best of circumstances and nigh impossible while she\u2019s busy collecting ethics complaints<\/a> and positioning the DOJ for sanctions<\/a>. As we noted earlier, Brad Bondi\u2019s best bet was to campaign on being his sister\u2019s most consistent and vociferous critic ever since he tore the head off her favorite Barbie. Well, his best bet would\u2019ve been to get her to resign first\u2026 so maybe his \u201cbest realistic bet.\u201d <\/p>\n

Instead, his campaign asked voters to overlook the connection entirely \u2014 an implausible ask \u2014 which only succeeded in making him seem oblivious to overwhelmingly obvious optics.<\/p>\n

O-based alliteration! How often do you see that in the wild?<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: Pam Bondi\u2019s Brother And Ed Martin\u2019s Assistant Running To Lead D.C. Bar\u2026 No Way This Is A Bad Idea!<\/a>
DC Bar Election Seems To Be Tracking Canada, Australia\u2026 Papacy<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

\"Headshot\"Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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