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Pam Bondi seems like a relatively safe pair of hands
Ms Bondi’s rise has brought her far from Temple Terrace, the city where she grew up on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Her father, a teacher, was the mayor. While an undergraduate at the University of Florida she considered becoming a paediatrician. But she went to law school, and an internship at the state prosecutor’s office in Tampa sealed the deal.
Trump AG pick Pam Bondi made at least $3 million from Truth Social merger, filings show
Attorney general pick Pam Bondi earned millions from Donald Trump-related groups: filing
Who is Trump’s attorney general pick Pam Bondi? The former prosecutor is a close Trump ally
DOJ 'politicized' under Biden, Ted Cruz confident Pam Bondi will reverse it
Sen. Ted Cruz supports Pam Bondi's confirmation as attorney general, calling her Trump's most crucial nominee and praising her strong hearing performance.
The biggest concern Democrats have with Pam Bondi
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., raised concerns about Bondi’s ability to say no to Trump, saying he isn’t convinced the attorney general nominee has “the grit and gumption” to say no to the incoming president.
Among Pam Bondi’s troubles: Failing to keep up with current events
Does the prospective attorney general nominee simply not keep up on the news, or were her confirmation hearing answers less than truthful?
Witnesses vouch for AG pick Pam Bondi's fitness in second confirmation hearing
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.
Who is Pam Bondi? Former Florida attorney general faces Trump AG confirmation hearing
Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi will be facing confirmation hearings Wednesday for her nomination as Donald Trump's AG.
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.
Democrats' clumsy questions for Pam Bondi missed the mark
From the hearing's outset, Democratic senators' questions reflected valid and critical concerns but often in a poorly-framed manner.
Pam Bondi is Loyal to Trump. She Can’t Be Equally Faithful to the Law.
Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general who is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, artfully dodged most questions posed by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing this week. But we managed to learn quite a bit about her nonetheless.
Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi: Qualified but questionable
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, listens during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) The best thing about Pam Bondi is that she’s not Matt Gaetz,
Pam Bondi might sound normal. She’s not.
Kathleen Parker watched the confirmation hearing for our possible (okay, probable) next attorney general, and thought Pam Bondi gave all sorts of nice, “reassuring” answers that were “crisp and succinct.”