{"id":2489255,"date":"2025-09-21T17:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mullin-says-trump-being-open-and-transparent-asking-bondi-to-target-political-enemies\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T17:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T21:09:48","slug":"mullin-says-trump-being-open-and-transparent-asking-bondi-to-target-political-enemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mullin-says-trump-being-open-and-transparent-asking-bondi-to-target-political-enemies\/","title":{"rendered":"Mullin says Trump being \u2018open and transparent\u2019 asking Bondi to target political enemies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fmullin-says-trump-being-open-and-transparent-asking-bondi-to-target-political-enemies%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=2489255&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 reports that Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) defended former President Donald Trump&#8217;s public calls for Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate his political opponents, including former FBI Director James Comey, senator Adam Schiff, and new York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump voiced his frustration on Truth Social, urging Bondi to take action against these figures whom he accuses of wrongdoing. Mullin praised Trump&#8217;s openness and transparency, emphasizing that Trump&#8217;s supporters appreciate his forthrightness and agreeing that Comey and Schiff should face scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes ongoing investigations involving Comey and Schiff: the Department of Homeland Security and FBI have looked into comey&#8217;s conduct, while the Department of Justice is investigating Schiff, James, and a Federal reserve governor for mortgage fraud. Schiff responded to Trump&#8217;s posts by condemning what he called political retaliation.when asked if he would fire Bondi if she failed to indict James, Trump said no and complimented Bondi&#8217;s performance as Attorney General. Trump also denied ever threatening DOJ officials over prosecutorial decisions, stating he simply reviews the facts. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\">Mullin says Trump being &lsquo;open and transparent&rsquo; asking Bondi to target political enemies<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2235210\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said President Donald Trump is speaking his mind by publicly asking Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pam Bondi<\/a> to target his political rivals, including former FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Comey<\/a>, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and New York Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/letitia-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Letitia James<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115239044548033727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Truth Social<\/a> last night, directly addressing Bondi, saying, &ldquo;Pam: I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, &lsquo;same old story as last time, all talk, no action. Nothing is being done. What about Comey, Adam &lsquo;Shifty&rsquo; Schiff, Leticia??? They&rsquo;re all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3817113\/bondi-names-new-virginia-prosecutor-after-trump-firing\/\">Bondi names new Virginia prosecutor after earlier Trump firing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3816730\/top-virginia-prosecutor-resign-trump-pressure\/\">Top Virginia prosecutor to resign after Trump said he wants US attorney &#8216;out&#8217; of job&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3816539\/alex-acosta-never-saw-trump-name-epstein-case\/\">Alex Acosta said he never saw Trump&rsquo;s name when handling Epstein case<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The president added that &ldquo;Justice must be served, now!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mullin specifically spoke about Comey and Schiff, saying &ldquo;their actions need to be looked into,&rdquo; in an interview on CNN&rsquo;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/show\/sotu\/date\/2025-09-21\/segment\/01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State of the Union<\/a><\/em>  on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think what we know is, President Trump is very open and transparent with the American people, and he speaks his mind. And that&rsquo;s what his supporters love about him, and that&rsquo;s what America loves about him. I don&rsquo;t think there&rsquo;s any question that Comey should be looked at,&rdquo; Mullin said in response to Trump&rsquo;s post.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security launched an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3412719\/james-comey-8647-message-trump-white-house-dhs-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investigation<\/a> into Comey in May over an image he posted suggesting the &ldquo;86&rdquo;-ing of Trump. The FBI is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3466220\/james-comey-john-brennan-under-investigation-doj-trump-russia-probe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investigating<\/a> Comey over his handling of the inquiry into possible ties between Trump and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice is currently investigating Schiff, James, and Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook for mortgage fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff shared a screenshot of Trump&rsquo;s Truth Social post on his X account, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenAdamSchiff\/status\/1969577975713534027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writing<\/a>, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no hiding the political retaliation and weaponization. It&rsquo;s all out in the open.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they did something illegal, if they were <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >leaking classified information<\/a>, if they used their position of power for corruption, then they 100% should be held accountable,&rdquo; Mullin said.<\/p>\n<p>When White House reporters <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1969777436054196331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a> Trump earlier on Sunday if he would fire Bondi if she did not indict James, he swiftly responded no.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Pam Bondi is doing a great job. I think Pam Bondi is going to go down as one of the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trump-jr-blast-ny-ag-letitia-james-for-political-persecution-this-is-banana-republic-stuff\/\" title=\"Trump, Trump Jr. Blast NY AG Letitia ... For \u2018Political Persecution\u2019: \u2018This Is Banana Republic Stuff\u2019\">attorney generals<\/a> of the ages.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3817143\/trump-nominates-lindsey-halligan-top-virginia-prosecutor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP NOMINATES LINDSEY HALLIGAN FOR TOP VIRGINIA PROSECUTOR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump said he has never threatened DOJ leadership for refusing to prosecute James.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t do that. I mean, I look at the facts like everybody else. You read the facts, and to me she looks terrible, she looks like she&rsquo;s very guilty. But that&rsquo;s going to be up to the DOJ,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mullin: Trump openly urges Bondi to probe political foes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2489256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Markwayne-Mullin-Division-scaled-e1758487281476.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[45543,56760,34273,3634],"class_list":["post-2489255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-bondi","tag-mullin-2","tag-political-enemies","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Markwayne-Mullin-Division-scaled-e1758487281476.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2489255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2489259,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489255\/revisions\/2489259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2489256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2489255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2489255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2489255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}