Rumors are swirling about a supposed shake-up in Delaware’s top federal law enforcement post, but the reality is far stranger—and far more telling—than the fiction being peddled.
At a Glance
- No credible evidence supports Julianne Murray’s appointment as U.S. Attorney for Delaware.
- Pam Bondi has never held the federal authority to appoint a U.S. Attorney.
- Julianne Murray remains chair of the Delaware GOP, not a federal prosecutor.
- The spread of this claim highlights the dangers of misinformation in today’s political climate.
The Anatomy of a Phantom Appointment
Here we go again. Another day, another rumor circulating on the internet—this time that Julianne Murray, current Delaware GOP chair and former attorney general candidate, was plucked by President Trump and installed as U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware by none other than Pam Bondi. Sound suspicious? It should. The process for appointing a U.S. Attorney is a matter of federal law, not a backroom deal at a campaign fundraiser. It requires a presidential nomination and Senate confirmation. Yet not a single official announcement, DOJ press release, or White House statement backs up this fever dream. Murray’s own public statements and activities are laser-focused on her state party chairmanship and her re-election campaign—nothing about jumping ship for a federal post.
For those keeping score at home, Pam Bondi is the former Florida Attorney General and a well-known Trump ally, but she has never been, nor is she now, the U.S. Attorney General. She doesn’t have the authority to make federal appointments. The U.S. Department of Justice, not a state-level official, controls these decisions. Yet the story continues to bounce around, giving fuel to those who feed on confusion and distraction—the very tactics that undermine our trust in government and the rule of law.
Delaware Politics: The Real Story, Not the Fantasy
The facts—remember those?—show Murray has been laser-focused on Delaware’s Republican party, not federal prosecution. She ran for Delaware Attorney General in 2022, came up short, and has since been actively serving as the GOP chair in the state. Her current campaign is for re-election as party chair, not for a federal appointment. All credible news outlets, from local Delaware media to national reporters, confirm this. The Delaware GOP’s own website lists her as chair, and her law firm bio talks up her legal and political experience, not any federal prosecutorial role.
So why the hullabaloo? Maybe it’s wishful thinking. Maybe it’s the desperate grasp for a “win” in the face of relentless leftist attacks on law and order. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s a symptom of a deeper problem: a political climate so poisoned by misinformation that a story this flimsy gets any traction at all. The real story in Delaware is not about Murray heading to Washington, but about the ongoing fight for conservative values in a state that, like so much of America, is being battered by the fallout from open borders, government overreach, and the steady erosion of common sense.
Why This Matters: Misinformation and the Erosion of Trust
This is about more than one person or one phony appointment. This is about the way misinformation spreads, intentionally or not, and how it chips away at our institutions. When stories like this circulate, they distract from the actual crises facing our country—inflation fueled by reckless spending, border security in shambles, and a government all too eager to trample on the rights of law-abiding citizens while coddling those who break our laws. The left would love nothing more than to see conservatives chasing their own tails while real power slips through our fingers.
Legal experts and political analysts are unanimous: U.S. Attorneys are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, not by state officials or political allies. Murray’s influence remains at the state level, where she’s fighting to keep some semblance of sanity in Delaware’s politics. Meanwhile, every minute wasted on unsubstantiated rumors is a minute not spent holding the left accountable for an agenda that is bleeding our country dry.
