Pam Bondi has limited ability to prosecute ‘hate speech,’ legal experts say

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Attorney General Pam Bondi asserted she would go after “hate speech” on Monday, but the speech the Justice Department can prosecute is extremely limited, according to legal experts.

Bondi, who partially walked back her statement on Tuesday, made her initial comments on the Katie Miller Podcast, vowing to go after “hate speech” and asserting it has “no place” in society, “especially” after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination last week.

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