Donald Trump’s replacement nominee to lead the Department of Justice, Pam Bondi, faces the Senate Judiciary Committee today for the first of two scheduled appearances to consider her nomination.
The former Florida Attorney General was chosen after Trump’s first choice, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration in disgrace amid questions about a federal sex trafficking investigation and a House Ethics Committee inquiry into allegations that he paid for sex with a minor.
Bondi has a long history of extremist views and abusing her power in office, which should disqualify her from being confirmed as attorney general.
Get the MAGA Files on Pam Bondi:
- Bondi is a Trump loyalist who doesn’t care about upholding the rule of law or protecting democracy for regular Americans.
- After the 2020 election, Bondi falsely declared that Trump “won Pennsylvania” while votes were still being counted.
- Bondi falsely claimed on Fox News that “fake ballots” were being counted in Pennsylvania. When asked to clarify, Bondi said that “could be” happening.
- Bondi falsely tweeted that Real Clear Politics had “rescinded” their call that Biden lost Pennsylvania.
- Bondi holds extreme right-wing positions that she will force on all Americans.
- Bondi tweeted that the Affordable Care Act created “higher premiums, fewer jobs, less freedom” and supported lawsuits in 2010, 2012, and 2018 to repeal health care for millions of people.
- Bondi tried to block the legalization of same-sex marriage in Florida and argued it would harm the state of Florida in court.
- Bondi supported a statewide abortion ban in Florida and she supported a law to prevent state entities from contracting with organizations affiliated with abortions.
- Bondi joined Texas to sue the Obama administration over executive orders protecting DACA recipients.
- Bondi supported Trump’s racist and cruel Muslim Ban.
- Bondi has a corrupt history of using her office for her own personal benefit.
- Bondi chose not to formally investigate fraud claims involving Trump University after the Trump Foundation contributed $25,000 to a political action committee associated with her.
- Bondi’s office forced out two investigators who had built a case against a company that helped lenders fraudulently foreclose on homeowners. The company under investigation had contributed to her 2010 campaign.
- In 2014, Bondi persuaded Gov. Rick Scott to postpone an execution because it conflicted with her re-election kick-off reception.
Published: Jan 15, 2025