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Attorney General Pam Bondi delivers remarks as President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference at the White House on August 11, 2025. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images A former Trump Justice Department appointee blasted some of his ex-colleagues in a speech Monday, saying they “perverted justice and acted inconsistent with the rule of law” — and he named names. Roger Alford was a top appointee in the DOJ’s antitrust division in both President Donald Trump’s first and second terms. He and his boss, DOJ antitrust division chief Gail Slater, are associated with a faction on the righ