Trump's attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, to face questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and corporate lobbyist, would be one of the most closely scrutinized members of Trump’s Cabinet if she’s confirmed to lead the department that prosecuted the once and future president in two separate criminal cases that never went to trial.
Pam Bondi delivered her opening statement at her confirmation hearing to serve as attorney general. Bondi spoke about her past as a state prosecutor and service as Florida's attorney general. She assured her focus would be on keeping Americans safe and prosecuting those who violate the law as she leads the Department of Justice.
The former Florida attorney general has been a close ally of Trump's, including serving on his defense team in an impeachment trial and echoing false 2020 election claims.
Pam Bondi sought to allay the concerns of Democrats who said they feared Trump and his allies would use the Justice Department to target their political enemies.
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald ... said in a statement about Bondi's nomination. “Then, as Florida’s first female Attorney General, she worked to stop the trafficking of deadly drugs ...
Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Department of Defense, that he is plainly unqualified and lacks the necessary character to lead the nation’s armed forces. “I do not believe that you are qualified to meet the overwhelming demands of…
Bondi served as Florida’s attorney general for eight years and before that she was a local prosecutor for almost two decades.
Bondi is expected to receive broad support from Republicans but face sharp questions from Democrats who have concerns about whether she will protect the Justice Department from political influence.
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned nearly all the rioters charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Across the board, the President’s nominees—from Pam Bondi and Pete Hegseth to Marco Rubio and Sean Duffy—demonstrated that they are more than qualified to serve alongside the President and put our country back on track.