A wave of social-media posts is circulating a dramatic claim: âPam Bondi has officially launched the investigation Hillary Clinton prayed would never happen.â
However, the truth behind this headline is far more nuanced â and far less explosive â than the rhetoric suggests.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has indeed initiated several high-profile reviews and re-opened inquiries into politically sensitive past investigations. But none of them currently constitute a direct criminal investigation targeting Hillary Clinton.
What Pam Bondi Has Actually Done
Bondi has taken the following steps since assuming her role:
1. Reopened a review of the 2016 Russia-collusion investigation
This involves analyzing whether intelligence agencies and law-enforcement officials handled the original inquiry properly.
2. Declassified and released older files related to the Clinton email investigation
These files have been made public for transparency and political oversight, but no new charges have emerged.
3. Ordered broader evaluations of politically charged cases
Her office is re-examining how certain cases were handled in previous administrations, focusing on procedural issues, not on new allegations.
What She Has Not Done
Despite viral posts claiming otherwise:
She has not announced a criminal probe specifically targeting Hillary Clinton.
She has not issued an indictment or arrest warrant.
She has not established a task force aimed at prosecuting Clinton.
Fact-checking sources and the Justice Department itself confirm there is no active criminal case involving Clinton at this time.
Why the âworst nightmareâ narrative is spreading
Dramatic headlines thrive because they:
Capitalize on years of partisan tension surrounding Hillary Clinton
Exaggerate routine legal reviews into catastrophic political events
Conflate declassification of documents with criminal action
Play into long-standing conspiracy narratives
The phrase âworst nightmareâ is a political talking point â not a legal reality.
What would qualify as a real investigation
For anything major to occur, we would have to see:
A formal announcement from the Justice Department
An indictment, subpoena, or grand-jury proceeding
Newly discovered, prosecutable evidence
Court filings naming specific individuals
None of these have happened so far.
Bottom Line
Pam Bondi has launched reviews, document releases, and re-examinations of past political cases â actions that make headlines but do not constitute a criminal investigation.
The viral claims that this is Hillary Clintonâs âworst nightmareâ are exaggerated and misleading.
Bondiâs actions may produce political drama, but until concrete legal steps occur, this is not the investigation the headlines imply.