Trump cabinet picks Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio, others faced a full day of questions from senators
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees for the Department of Justice, State Department and more sat for Senate confirmation hearings throughout the day Wednesday.
First, California’s senators grilled Pam Bondi, Trump’s AG nominee. Then they made nice
Padilla and Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which held a confirmation hearing on Bondi Wednesday. The hearings continue Thursday. Republicans control 53 of the Senate’s 100 seats, and GOP committee members praised Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, throughout the hearing.
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The Senate is accelerating the confirmation process Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet choices, scheduling half a dozen hearings.
Pam Bondi faces second day of questioning by Senate committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a second day of its confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi, on Thursday.
Pam Bondi faces Senate questions in two-day hearing for attorney general role
Senators will on Wednesday begin their public deliberations over Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department, former Florida state Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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