In a hearing that centered on whether she would stand up to President-elect Donald Trump as the nation's top law enforcement officer, Pam Bondi repeatedly declined to say she would resist White House pressure and refused to answer whether Trump lost the 2020 election.

Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, will face sharp questioning from Democratic senators at a confirmation hearing expected to center on concerns the Republican president-elect will look to use the Justice Department’s powers to seek retribution against his adversaries.

“My overriding objective will be to return the Department of Justice to its core mission of keeping Americans safe and vigorously prosecuting criminals,” Bondi said. “That includes getting back to basics: gang, drugs cartels, our border and our foreign adversary.”