Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi pledged to lead an apolitical Department of Justice but faced skepticism from Democrats over her refusal to answer key questions about Trump's election denialism and his desire for retribution against perceived enemies.
Bondi vowed to lead an apolitical DOJ but offered few details of her reforms.Pam Bondi and Marco Rubio began their confirmation hearings Wednesday. Donald Trump s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi vowed she would remove politics from the Department of Justice during the first day of her confirmation hearing, though her refusal to answer key questions about Trumps 2020 election loss and his outspoken desire for retribution raised concerns about how she would execute her promise.
The fear and the concern we have is that the incoming president will use that loaded weapon, that immunity to commit crimes through the Department of Justice, said Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff.Bondi vowed to keep politics out of prosecutions, but keeps the door open to investigating Jack Smith Pam Bondi appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.Senator, what I'm hearing on the news is horrible. Do I know if he committed a crime? I have not looked at it, said Bondi, who added that it would be irresponsible to make a commitment regarding anything."
Are you prepared to say today, under oath, without reservation, that Donald Trump lost the presidential contest to Joe Biden in 2020? Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin asked. "Senator, I have not seen any of those files. Of course, if confirmed and if asked to advise the president, I will look at each and every file. But let me be very clear in speaking to you, I condemn any violence on a law enforcement officer in this country," Bondi answered.When pressed by Democratic Sen. Chris Coons about dropping a criminal case if someone in the White House directed her to, Bondi declined to entertain the hypothetical.
Schiff, who had multiple heated exchanges with Bondi, expressed skepticism that she could avoid confrontation with Trump, considering his past attorneys general.
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