Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on February 23, 2024.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday night that his new pick attorney general It’s Pam Bundy.
Bondi previously served as Florida’s attorney general.
Just hours before the announcement, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said: Withdraw from consideration.
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“For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been used against me and other Republicans — not anymore,” Trump said in a post. Truth Society. “Pam will refocus the Department of Justice on its desired goals of fighting crime and making America safe again.”
Trump also praised her work to combat “lethal drug trafficking.” Bondi previously served on a Trump committee focused on ending the opioid crisis and combating drug addiction.
The attorney general position requires Senate confirmation.
Bundy has longstanding ties to Trump. During the 2016 Republican National Convention, she join in Amid “lock her up” chants directed at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, she became part of Trump’s defense team during his first impeachment trial.
After Trump lost the 2020 election, Bondi participated in efforts to overturn the election results. lie Trump “won Pennsylvania” during press conference in Philadelphia.
early Thursday, Gates announced He will no longer be considered for attorney general, arguing that his “appointment unfairly distracts from the critical work of the Trump/Vance transition.”
The charges Gaetz faces include having sex with a 17-year-old girl. He denies the charges against him.
After Trump withdrew, he praised Gates on “Truth Society” for “having a great future.”
