As President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, gets set for her Senate confirmation hearings, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” confident the Justice Department will act in a fair and nonpartisan manner during his second term.
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against perceived adversaries. Relatively few Americans are confident that these agencies will act in a fair and impartial manner over the next four years, according to the poll. About half of Americans are “not very” or “not at all” confident that the Justice Department and the FBI will act in a fair and nonpartisan manner during Trump’s second term, while about one-third are “somewhat” confident and about 2 in 10 are “extremely” or “very” confident.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, speaks before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.
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