Yesterday Donald Trump picked Pam Bondi as his Attorney-General nominee; this comes after Matt Gaetz backed-out from consideration (who faces a House ethics investigation about relations with a teen-aged girl which he denies)
Bondi brings state-level know-how to the table — serving as Floridas first-ever female attorney general from 11ʼ to 19ʼ. Her work includes time on Trumps anti-drug commission: making her more qualified than her predecessor
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The ex-Florida AGʼs nomination comes just 2-weeks after Trumps election win despite his own legal issues — including a NY state felony charge. The president-elect says he wants to re-focus the department on crime-fighting; which matches Bondis tough-on-crime background from running law enforcement in Americas third-biggest state
The pick might face less push-back from Senate members who need to confirm her — unlike Gaetz who didnt get much support from fellow-Republicans. Trump praised her track record: pointing to her years of court-room experience and crime-fighting history in the sunshine state