Trump Picks Pam Bondi for Attorney General After Gaetz Exit (1)

President-elect Donald Trump said he is nominating former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to run the Justice Department, elevating another longtime ally to carry out his agenda on law enforcement, immigration and hot-button social issues.

A fierce defender of the former president, Bondi, 59, has repeated Trump’s claims that the department’s investigations of his conduct have been laced with politics. If confirmed for the role by the US Senate, she’d oversee everything from defending controversial government policies in court to doling out billions of dollars in federal grants.

Pam Bondi

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With Bondi, Trump would get an experienced conservative lawyer without ...