“Pam served as a prosecutor for nearly 20 years, taking a very tough stance on violent criminals and making the streets safer for Florida families,” Trump said in a social media post announcing her selection.
Bondi has been close to Trump since the 2016 campaign, and told voters at a recent Trump rally that she considers him a “friend.”
In 2019, she joined the White House to focus on a “preemptive impeachment message” and served as general counsel and defense counsel during the first impeachment, in which he was acquitted.
She continued to serve as a member of Trump’s legal team in 2020, making false claims that the election was stolen from him due to voter fraud.
She also served on Trump’s Opioid and Substance Abuse Committee and most recently led the legal department at the America First Policy Institute, a conservative think tank founded by a former Trump staffer.
If confirmed by the Senate, Bondi will become the Justice Department’s top law enforcement official, responsible for the department’s more than 115,000 employees and a budget of about $45 billion (£35.7 billion).
She will also play a key role in fulfilling President Trump’s promise to punish his political enemies once he takes office.
She has been a vocal critic of the criminal cases filed against Trump and of Special Counsel Jack Smith, who prosecuted Trump in two federal cases.
“For too long, the Department of Justice has used its weapons against me and other Republicans,” Trump wrote this evening, adding, “That is no longer the case.”
“Pam will refocus DOJ (Department of Justice) on its intended purpose: fighting crime and making America safe again.”
Trump’s other plans for the Pentagon include ending “weaponized government,” protecting America’s borders, dismantling criminal organizations and restoring Americans’ “severely shattered faith and trust” in the department.
