Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Thursday to be U.S. Attorney General, moving swiftly to replace his former nominee Matt Gaetz after the embattled former congressman withdrew from consideration.
Gaetz, who faced opposition from Senate Republicans, was the subject of a House Ethics Committee probe, accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl and illicit drug use. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Bondi served as Florida’s A.G. from 2011 to 2019 and served on Trump’s Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration. Most recently, Bondi helped lead the legal arm of the America First Policy Institute, a right-leaning think tank whose personnel has worked closely with Trump’s campaign to help shape policy for his incoming administration.
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that she will “refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting crime, and Making America Safe Again.”
