Two Trump lackeys pose a twin threat to decorum, decency, and democracy itself

If you stripped away the job titles, the nameplates on their desks, and their ranks in Donald Trump’s administration, you would be hard-pressed to tell Karoline Leavitt and Pam Bondi apart. Did someone say doppelgängers?

Leavitt stands behind the White House press room podium, although “stands” is a generous word. When she presents propaganda as policy and spews lies faster than lightning, it becomes clear she does not have a leg to stand on.

Bondi, meanwhile, sat before the House Judiciary Committee this week...