{"id":2422258,"date":"2025-04-10T17:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T21:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondi-drops-hammer-on-maine-after-male-felon-ends-up-in-womens-prison\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T17:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T21:39:32","slug":"pam-bondi-drops-hammer-on-maine-after-male-felon-ends-up-in-womens-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondi-drops-hammer-on-maine-after-male-felon-ends-up-in-womens-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Pam Bondi Drops Hammer on Maine After Male Felon Ends Up in Women&#8217;s Prison"},"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\">28<\/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-drops-hammer-on-maine-after-male-felon-ends-up-in-womens-prison%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=2422258&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>The article discusses the ongoing conflict between the Trump governance and the state of Maine regarding policies related to transgender individuals in correctional facilities. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the withdrawal of $1.5 million in funding from Maine&#8217;s Department of Corrections due to the state&#8217;s decision to house a male inmate, who identifies as a woman, in a women&#8217;s prison. The article highlights the administration&#8217;s stance against what it terms &#8220;gender madness,&#8221; emphasizing a commitment to protecting women&#8217;s rights in sports and prisons. It reflects a broader narrative that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">trump administration<\/a> is delivering on conservative values, contrasting it with the perceived progressive policies of the Biden administration, which it claims do not adequately represent the interests of average Americans. Bondi warns that states like Maine should expect similar funding cuts in response to such decisions.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration continues delivering victories that keep conservatives cheering.<\/p>\n<p>Glancing at the latest headlines almost inevitably leads to the same thought for many such Americans: &ldquo;Yep, this is what I voted for.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re opposed to the left&rsquo;s gender madness, the latest update from the Department of Justice is likely going to spring that sentiment to mind for you yet again.<\/p>\n<p>During a Wednesday appearance on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6371221622112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox &amp; Friends<\/a>,&rdquo; Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pam-bondi-drops-death-penalty-bomb-luigi-mangione-careful-consideration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pam Bondi<\/a> revealed the administration would be pulling $1.5 million in funding from Maine&rsquo;s Department of Corrections.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;We will protect women throughout this country&rdquo;: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGPamBondi?\">@AGPamBondi<\/a> reveals the administration cut all non-essential funding for Maine&rsquo;s Department of Corrections after allowing a man in a women&rsquo;s prison. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IeqVfjbv6a\">pic.twitter.com\/IeqVfjbv6a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX &amp; Friends (@foxandfriends) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foxandfriends\/status\/1909588199816441872?\">April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Balcer stabbed both of his parents in cold blood, killed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-my-wife-pissed-at-paparazzi-who-photographed-her-in-her-bikini\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz: My Wife \u2018Pissed\u2019 At \u2018Paparazzi\u2019 Who Photographed Her \u2018In Her Bikini\u2019\">family dog<\/a>, then <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">calmly called police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was booked into prison as a man at age 24.<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 29, 2022, the Mills Admin transferred him to a women&rsquo;s prison because he decided he was a girl.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/knJQcMq3nH\">pic.twitter.com\/knJQcMq3nH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Robinson (@BigSteve207) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigSteve207\/status\/1909603068523479077?\">April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/transgender-swimmers-ex-teammates-speak-trump-admin-cuts-funding-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Trump administration<\/a> has taken a clear stance against such nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Hill, when Trump first floated the idea of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-cracks-maine-governor-publicly-defies-transgender-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cutting the state&rsquo;s funding<\/a> over these vile policies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bass-under-fire-for-praise-of-ethiopian-prime-minister\/\" title=\"Bass Under Fire for Praise of Ethiopian Prime Minister\">multiple state officials<\/a> and politicians signaled they would fight back through the courts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re not abiding by what President Trump said. They are allowing men in women&rsquo;s sports &hellip;&rdquo; Bondi said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We pulled all non-essential funding from the Department of Corrections in Maine, because they were allowing a man in a [women&rsquo;s] prison.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A giant, six-foot-one, 245-pound guy who committed a double murder with a knife &mdash; stabbed his parents to death, and the family dog &mdash; and he identified as a woman, so they were letting him be housed in a female prison. No longer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is what voters were praying for when they trusted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-congratulates-house-passing-budget-resolution-paving-way-1-5t-spending-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Trump<\/a> and his team with their vote: Someone who would stand up for them, someone who finally had the courage to buck the woke norms that have spread throughout our society.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the Biden administration, which only seemed to work for the small sliver of our population that actually supports this insanity, every single member of the Trump administration seems to understand their number one job is to stand up for everyday Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Bondi sure seemed to show that understanding as she wrapped up her thoughts on the Maine fiasco by sending a warning to other progressive states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will pull your funding. We will protect women in prison, we will protect women in sports, we will protect women throughout this country. 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During a Wednesday segment on &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends,&#8221; Attorney General Pam Bondi disclosed that the administration would withdraw $1.5 million in funding from Maine\u2019s Department of Corrections due to its decision to house a male inmate claiming transgender status in a women&#8217;s prison. 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