Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, is insisting at her Senate confirmation hearing that Trump had been targeted by years of investigations.
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Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, arrives to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., left, makes an opening statement before Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.
The statements echoed Trump's claims that the Justice Department had been weaponized against him and came as Democrats express concern that the president-elect will look to use the agency's law enforcement powers to exact retribution against his adversaries, including the investigators who investigated him.“They targeted Donald Trump," Bondi said. “They went after him — actually starting back in 2016, they targeted his campaign.
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