Trump attorney general pick Pam Bondi faces Senate questions in two-day hearing
Senators will on Wednesday begin their public deliberations over Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department, former Florida state Attorney General Pam Bondi .
Senators will begin their public deliberations over President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department on Wednesday as former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi begins two days of confirmation hearings.
Bondi spent eight years as Florida's top law enforcement official and was the first woman to serve in the post, prioritizing issues like curbing drug abuse, advocating against human trafficking and pushing back against the Obama administration's signature health care plan.
She has also been a longtime Trump ally, having served on his opioid and drug abuse task force and later joining the defense team during his first Senate impeachment trial. Bondi also falsely claimed Trump "won Pennsylvania" in the immediate aftermath of the 2020 presidential election and later worked at a pro-Trump policy firm on legal issues and as a lobbyist.
Now, Trump has picked her to serve in one of the highest-profile roles in the incoming administration, if she's confirmed by the Senate.
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