Pam Bondi will assume the function of U.S. Legal professional Basic after the Senate voted to verify her 54-46 on Tuesday.
Bondi confronted opposition from Democrats who’re cautious of a Trump loyalist serving because the chief regulation enforcement officer of the federal authorities. Bondi, previously a company lobbyist and two-time lawyer normal of Florida, acted as one among Trump’s protection legal professionals throughout his first impeachment trial.
“Pam is a fighter who will end the two-tiered justice system and restore the rule of law,” U.S. Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, one other Trump fanatic, stated after the vote. “There’s a lot of work ahead, but I’m thankful the Senate confirmed Pam to get it done.”
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Throughout her affirmation listening to, Bondi stated she would finish the weaponization of the Division of Justice, notably towards individuals of religion focused by the FBI below the Biden administration.
Bondi promised to uphold elementary rights, prioritize antitrust legal guidelines, advise Trump that drug cartels are terrorists, maintain opioid producers accountable, fight human trafficking and help in border safety. She additionally stated she is going to assessment case-by-case any attainable pardons of Jan. 6 riot defendants.
“My overriding objective will be to return the Department of Justice to its core mission of keeping Americans safe and vigorously prosecuting criminals,” Bondi pledged.
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