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Pam Bondi wrote history in 2010 when she was elected as the first female attorney general of Florida. She had already spent more than 18 years as a prosecutor in the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office; she rose to fame only after holding the state’s principal legal officer position. In office, Bondi highlighted the issue […]
Donald Trump announced that he would nominate for attorney general Pam Bondi, the former Florida state attorney general, hours after the former representative Matt Gaetz withdrew in the face of opposition from Senate Republicans who had balked over a series of sexual misconduct allegations. The move to name Bondi reflected Trump’s determination to install a […]
Trump announces Pam Bondi as his choice to replace Matt Gaetz as attorney general Trump has announced his choice to replace Matt Gaetz as attorney general: the former Florida attorney general and one of Trump’s defence lawyers. In a statement on Truth Social, he said: I am proud to announce former Attorney General of the […]
Just hours after former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his candidacy for U.S. attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to replace him. Bondi is a close Trump ally who served as Florida’s attorney general between 2011 and 2019. During Trump’s first presidency, she served on his opioid and […]
President-elect Trump has named former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his next nominee to the lead the Department of Justice. Bondi was a swift pick just hours after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) withdrew himself from consideration for the role. “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and […]
President-elect Trump said Thursday he will nominate Pam Bondi for attorney general, after his previous pick, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), withdrew his name from consideration. The big picture: The attorney general could be one of the most important roles in the second Trump White House. The president-elect has made clear his desire to have […]
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, said Thursday he is withdrawing his name for the role — just a day after Gaetz spoke with Republican senators on Capitol Hill about the nomination process. Trump has named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, as his new pick for the […]