President-elect Donald Trump nominated Pam Bondi as Attorney General in the wake of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) dropping out due to an ethics probe alleging sexual misconduct.
Trump announced Bondi’s selection in a social media post on Thursday.
“For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans – Not anymore,” Trump said. “Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again.”
As noted by the Associated Press, Bondi has positioned herself as a strong advocate of the president-elect’s agenda and severely criticized the criminal cases against him during the campaign.
“She has been a vocal critic of the criminal cases against Trump as well as Jack Smith, the special counsel who charged Trump in two federal cases,” noted the outlet. “In one radio appearance,…
