{"id":2420679,"date":"2025-04-07T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondi-says-trump-is-probably-finished-after-second-term\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T11:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:02:45","slug":"pam-bondi-says-trump-is-probably-finished-after-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondi-says-trump-is-probably-finished-after-second-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Pam Bondi says Trump is probably \u2018finished\u2019 after second term"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpam-bondi-says-trump-is-probably-finished-after-second-term%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420679&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pam Bondi, the former Attorney General, commented on Fox News Sunday regarding Donald Trump&#8217;s future after his current term as president, suggesting he is likely &#8220;finished.&#8221; Although she expressed a desire to see him serve for many more years, she acknowledged the constitutional limitations that prevent a president from serving more than two terms. Trump has hinted at the possibility of seeking a third term,which would require amending the Constitution. Bondi highlighted the potential complexity of such a change and mentioned the idea of Trump possibly running for vice president in 2028 as a theoretical pathway back to the presidency. She emphasized, however, that any approach to enable a third term would need to navigate significant legal challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pam Bondi says Trump is probably &lsquo;finished&rsquo; after second term<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2085050\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Attorney General&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pam Bondi<\/a>&nbsp;said Sunday that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump <\/a>is probably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;finished&rdquo;<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/presidency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">commander in chief<\/a> following his second term in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump has served one full term,&rdquo; Bondi told Shannon Bream on <em>Fox News Sunday<\/em>. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s on his second full term. He&rsquo;s a very smart man, and I wish we could have him for 20 years as our president, but I think he&rsquo;s going to be finished, probably, after this term.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3371940\/bill-ackman-doubt-trump-tariff-howard-lutnick-criticism\/\">Bill Ackman turns on Trump&#8217;s tariffs after lashing out at Howard Lutnick<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3371882\/musk-casts-doubt-trump-tariffs-free-trade\/\">Musk casts doubt on his belief in Trump&#8217;s tariffs with defense of free trade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3371841\/white-house-advisers-trump-tariffs-permanent\/\">White House advisers split on defending Trump tariffs as permanent or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-advisers-split-on-defending-trump-tariffs-as-permanent\/\" title=\"... advisers split on ... as permanent\">negotiating tactic&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bondi&rsquo;s comments come following months of suggestions by the president that he might seek a third term in the White House, which would require a change to the Constitution as the 22nd Amendment bars people from being&nbsp;elected&nbsp;to the presidency more than twice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q: &#8220;Do you believe there is a method&hellip;by which [Trump] could seek a third term?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>AG BONDI: &#8220;I wish we could have him for 20 years as our President, but I think he&#8217;s gonna be finished probably after this term.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T2WMUgXg3d\">pic.twitter.com\/T2WMUgXg3d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1908937402808164383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;d have to look at the Constitution,&rdquo; Bondi said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;d be a heavy lift.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3364771\/trump-third-term-2028-constitution-back-door\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">has claimed<\/a> that there are &ldquo;methods&rdquo; that could allow him another four years in the Oval Office, and he has said that &ldquo;a lot of people want me to do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One hypothetical that might allow Trump to serve a third term is called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotalawreview.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Peabody-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Twice and Future President<\/a> theory.<\/p>\n<p>Popularized by a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">1999 law review article<\/a>, the theory suggests that if Trump became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a> in 2028 and the ticket won, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elections-forecasting-big-data-algorithms-and-baseball\/\" title=\"Elections Forecasting: Big Data, Algorithms\u2013and Baseball\">presidential winner<\/a> could resign or be removed, elevating him to the presidency for a third time without being elected to the office.<\/p>\n<p>The theory is based on the Constitution framers&rsquo; disagreement about banning former presidents from being permitted to &ldquo;hold&rdquo; office or be &ldquo;elected&rdquo; again.<\/p>\n<p>Still, according to the 12th Amendment, &ldquo;no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3364771\/trump-third-term-2028-constitution-back-door\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP 2028? 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