Blood-soaked handshake exposes the chilling reality of justice under Trump – as he fumes at TV star Pam Bondi
President Donald Trump has privately fumed that Pam Bondi’s persecution of his political enemies isn’t moving fast enough, at times complaining to aides that she even caused him bleed.
Trump, 79, has been grinding his teeth behind-the-scenes about a bloody incident last year involving the attorney general’s enormous diamond ring.
The president periodically reminds his White House aides that he cut himself on Bondi’s large wedding ring, causing him to bleed from his hand, according to a new Wall Street Journal report.
Bondi is often seen wearing her glitzy diamond ring at public hearings and press conferences. She is twice divorced and currently unmarried, but has been dating her domestic partner John Wakefield since 2017.
It is unclear from the WSJ report exactly how Bondi’s ring caused Trump to cut his hand.
The revelation comes as Trump is privately peeved that the Department of Justice under Bondi’s leadership is slow walking the prosecution of former director of the FBI James Comey.
‘She’s moving too slow,’ Trump said about Bondi, according to WSJ, who cited unnamed administration officials. Close aides have reminded the president that the prosecution against Comey is a work in progress.
The bombshell report also claims that Trump accidentally sent out a message on Truth Social urging Bondi to prosecute Comey. The president was shocked to learn the message was public as he intended to privately send it directly to the attorney general.
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi shake hands during his visit to the Department of Justice to address its workers, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 14
Pam Bondi is often seen wearing her glitzy diamond ring at public hearings and press conferences
Trump has complained to his close aides that Bondi’s diamond ring cut his his hand last year, causing him to bleed
Bondi is currently unmarried but has been dating her partner John Wakefield since 2017
‘We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility.’
‘They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!’
After Trump’s social media mishap, Bondi grew furious and called the White House to complain to the president directly.
Soon after, Trump sent out a second Truth Social post praising his attorney general for doing a ‘GREAT job.’
In prior administrations, the DOJ has tried to appear separated from the White House; however, under Trump it appears that tradition is dead.
Less than a week after Trump accidentally sent that message on Truth Social addressing Bondi, Comey was indicted for lying to Congress and obstruction.
The former FBI director pleaded not guilty to the charges on Wednesday, while his lawyers noted he intends to argue that the case was brought forward to appease Trump.
Since starting his second term, loyalists to Trump have ousted hundreds of DOJ staffers responsible for prosecuting Trump and his allies under the prior administration.
Dozens of senior Justice Department prosecutors in Washington and New York have either been fired or forced to resign.
Bondi and her boyfriend John Wakefield in Doombeg, Ireland
Trump has also privately fumed that Bondi’s prosecution of his political enemies is not moving fast enough
Moreover, Trump’s DOJ loyalists have sought to prosecute other perceived enemies of the president. Appointees have justified their actions based on the unprecedented action of the DOJ to prosecute Trump while he was running for office during the 2024 election.
In the coming days, prosecutors in Maryland intend to reportedly charge ex-Trump national security adviser turned critic John Bolton with mishandling classified information.
Former FBI Director Christopher Wray, who led the FBI during the agency’s raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Largo residence, is also facing a criminal probe along with former CIA director John Brennan.
