The Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, paving the way for the full Senate to vote to confirm the former Florida attorney general as soon as this week.

Pam Bondi is widely expected to be confirmed as the country’s top law enforcement official — even as some lawmakers worry about her ability to resist President Donald Trump’s influence over the Justice Department.

US Attorney General-designate Pam Bondi advanced past the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line basis, teeing her up for a full-chamber confirmation vote.