Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, made $3 million from shares in Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social's, parent company.
Pam Bondi sought to allay the concerns of Democrats who said they feared Trump and his allies would use the Justice Department to target their political enemies.
In remarks to Congress, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department said that "partisan weaponization of the Department of Justice will end" under her watch.
Trump's pick for attorney general claimed her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political reasons
Senate Democrats on Wednesday pressed Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi about whether she would be independent of the political whims of President Donald Trump and turn the Justice Department against his political enemies.
From the hearing's outset, Democratic senators' questions reflected valid and critical concerns but often in a poorly-framed manner.
Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi is promising an end to political prosecutions from the Justice Department. “There will never be an enemies’ list within the Department of Justice,” Bondi said during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Pam Bondi will appear again Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. attorney general. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 16. Watch live in our player above.
Former Florida AG Pam Bondi is vying to become the next Attorney General of the U.S., but experts worry her loyalty to Trump could cloud her impartiality.