Trump picks new Attorney General nominee after unexpected withdrawal
Former Florida AG Pam Bondi gets nominated for US Attorney General position after Matt Gaetz steps down. The pick comes just days after Trumps recent election victory
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
For too long‚ the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans - Not anymore
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
