Senate Confirms Pam Bondi as Attorney General

Contact Your Elected Officials
The Epoch Times Header

Bondi encountered opposition from Democrats concerned about her ability to remain independent from Trump.

The Senate voted on Feb. 4 to confirm former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, President Donald Trumpโ€™s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Justice.

The 54-46 vote came a week after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance her nomination. Prior to the full chamberโ€™s vote, the committee held contentious hearings with Bondi and Kash Patel, Trumpโ€™s pick to lead the FBI.

Both Patel and Bondi, a former adviser to Trumpโ€™s 2020 presidential campaign, fielded questions about whether they would be able to maintain a level of independence from the White House.

Trump has also chosen his attorneys to serve in key positions under Bondi in the DOJ.

In November 2024, he selected Todd Blanche to serve as deputy attorney general, D. John Sauer as solicitor general, and Emil Bove as principal associate deputy attorney general.

In announcing Bondiโ€™s nomination, then-President-elect Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social: โ€œFor too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicansโ€”Not anymore. Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again.โ€

Bondi also received attention for comments she made on Fox News in 2023, when she said: โ€œWhen Republicans take back the White House … the Department of Justice, the prosecutors will be prosecutedโ€”the bad ones. The investigators will be investigated.โ€

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) asked Bondi whether that would include Smith, Attorney General Merrick Garland, or former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who led the House Jan. 6 Committee.

โ€œNo one has been prejudged, nor will anyone be prejudged if I am confirmed,โ€ Bondi responded.

Trump has also tapped Harmeet Dhillon, one of his former campaign advisers, to lead the departmentโ€™s civil rights division and Gail Slater to head the antitrust division. The Senate has not voted on their confirmations.

Bondi will be entering a DOJ that is already defending the administration from numerous lawsuits and facing scrutiny over its responses to the Biden administrationโ€™s investigations.

Byย Sam Dorman

Read Full Article on TheEpochTimes.com

The Epoch Times
The Epoch Timeshttps://www.theepochtimes.com/
Tired of biased news? The Epoch Times is truthful, factual news that other media outlets don't report. No spin. No agenda. Just honest journalism like it used to be.

Late nightโ€™s Javan Rhino ย 

Once upon a time in America, late-night television talk shows were nightly viewing for many following their local news.

MyPillowโ€™s CEO Mike Lindell Wins 2 Court Cases

A federal court tossed the $5M ruling against Mike Lindell, saying arbitrators rewrote the rules of his 2021 Cyber Symposium challenge.

Whatโ€™s The Most Realistic Scenario In Which The West Might Replace Zelensky?

Yermak and Budanov agreed with the Anglo-American Axisโ€™ proposal to replace Zelensky with Zaluzhny and โ€œresetโ€ Ukraineโ€™s ties with the West.

Earned vs. Owed

Not since the Donner Party has a group of people so badly misinterpreted the circumstances of their situation like the players of the WNBA.

Just How American are Americaโ€™s Elite Schools?

Their exteriors may be ivy clad, but that faรงade on Americaโ€™s elite universities cloaks secrecy, power politics and globalist attitudes as well.

Vaccination Rates Drop Among Kindergartners as Exemptions Increase: CDC

Rates of vaccination among kindergartners ticked down in the 2024โ€“2025 school year, the CDC said as the number of exemptions rose.

Boeing Featured in Nearly All US Trade Dealsโ€”Hereโ€™s Why

The skies are clearing for Boeing these days as it emerges as the clear winner of trade deals during the tariff negotiations between the US and its trading partners,

72 Arrested, 29 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued Across Mississippi: Officials

Mississippiโ€™s AG announced that it carried out a statewide operation in July that resulted in 72 arrests and the rescue of 29 human trafficking victims.

NASA, SpaceX Launch Crew-11 to Space Station

SpaceXโ€™s Falcon 9 rocket took off on Aug. 1, as the 11th act of the NASA commercial crew program set off for the International Space Station.

Trump Orders Firing of Labor Statistics Chief After July Jobs Report

President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 1 that he has directed the termination of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Trump Issues 60-Day Deadline for Drug Makers to Lower Prices

Trump told CEOs of worldโ€™s leading pharmaceutical companies that he expects them to implement Most Favored Nation drug pricing within 60 days.

Trump Hikes Tariffs on Canada to 35 Percent

Trump followed through on his threat to raise tariffs on Canada from 25% to 35% saying country โ€œfailedโ€ to stop flow of fentanyl and other drugs into US.

Bessent Says Trump Accounts for Kids Are Backdoor โ€˜For Privatizing Social Securityโ€™

Treasury Sec Scott Bessent said Trump Accounts are โ€œa back door for privatizing Social Security,โ€ but the admin is committed to protecting Social Security.
spot_img

Related Articles