Pam Bondi
| Pamela Jo Bondi | |
|---|---|
| 87th Attorney General of United States From: February 5, 2025 – present | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Predecessor | Merrick Garland |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| 37th Attorney General of Florida From: January 4, 2011 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Governor | Rick Scott |
| Predecessor | Bill McCollum |
| Successor | Ashley Moody |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican |
Pamela Jo Bondi (b. November 17, 1965) is an Italian American attorney who was chosen by President-elect Trump in November 2024 to serve as the United States Attorney General.[1][2] Previously she has been the Attorney General of Florida and subsequently a lobbyist[3] A Republican. She served as the 37th Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019, as the first woman elected to that office. She has also been a paid lobbyist.
She was colorful in her rebukes of liberal senators during her confirmation hearing in mid-January 2025. “I'm not here to do your homework for you,”[4] was one of her many retorts to Democrat senators.
In 2016, Bondi was active in "Women for Trump."[5] And she has defended him ever since.
She is known especially as being tough on crime.
In the past, some conservatives[3] have criticized her, especially regarding the 2012 Trayvon Martin case.
Feb 2025, Bondi's DOJ Day 1 directives: "Fight weaponization of justice, eliminate cartels, lift death penalty ban."[6]
References
- ↑ Trump says he will nominate former Florida AG Pam Bondi to be US Attorney General after first pick, Matt Gaetz, withdrew, The Associated Press, Nov 21, 2024
- ↑ BreitbartNews (Feb 4, 2025):
BREAKING: The U.S. Senate has confirmed @PamBondi as President Trump's Attorney General — she has reached 51 yea votes (Ben Curtis/AP)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://theconservativetreehouse.com/?s=pam+bondi [1].
- ↑ https://www.wnd.com/2025/01/im-not-here-to-do-your-homework-for-you-pam-bondi-crushes-u-s-senators-during-confirmation-hearing/
- ↑ Conway, K. (2024). Here's the Deal: A Memoir. United States: Threshold Editions, p.351
- ↑ Bondi's DOJ Day 1 directives: Fight weaponization of justice, eliminate cartels, lift death penalty ban. "Bondi ends moratorium on federal executions, warns prosecutors about working against DOJ mission." Feb 5, 2025. Fox News.
