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A White House adviser, Pam Bondi defended Donald Trump during the impeachment proceedings against him suggested the pressure of the looming charges was beginning to weigh down on the president. Pam Bondi is the former Florida attorney general who the president hired last month to serve as a voice for the administration. She battles back against the public impeachment hearings and slammed the House-led inquiry in an interview with Fox News Sunday. Bondi said, “Is this difficult? Of course, it is. And that’s why the lawyers, we are all handling this impeachment sham and charade with the weakest of weak evidence, now going to the U.S Senate”. She described the 2 charges against the U.S President, obstruction of the U.S Congress and abuse of power surrounding his dealings with Ukrainian President.

Bondi said these are some of the weakest issues in American history. She said the White House would work for hand in hand with Republican leaders in shaping the narrative of the U.S Senate trial if the House votes to impeach Trump. The interview came after Republicans including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed he would work with the administration to ensure the president was satisfied with the impeachment process after it likely moves into the next phase following a vote in the U.S House of Representatives. Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace pressed Bondi over how impartial Senate Republicans can truly be when McConnell says that he’s taking his cues from the White House administration.

Pam Bondi said, “Well, okay so Chris, go back to the House proceedings”. She was attempting to deflect the question before deriding House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff. Chris Wallace stressed, “Pam, I’m just asking you, wait, I’m asking you about McConnell saying he’s taking his cues from the White House, Please answer the question”. Bondi continued to assert the White House was not given a fair trial in the House and that the administration should be working hand in hand with the Senate. She added, “These are the senators who will decide if our president is impeached, which will not happen, we should, and will, work hand in hand with them. We wouldn’t be doing our job if we weren’t working hand in hand with the Senate to clear the president of this charade, this sham that started with Adam Schiff”.