Donald Trump's Nominee Pam Bondi Is The Attorney General, Confirms US Senate. Who Is She?

(MENAFN- Live Mint) The Republican-led U.S. Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as the new U.S. attorney general on Tuesday, moving one of President Donald Trump's staunchest Political allies to the top perch of American law enforcement.

The 54-46 vote to confirm the former Florida state attorney general will help trump solidify his control over the U.S. Justice Department, which has recently seen sweeping cuts targeting prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by the president's supporters.

Democratic Senator John Fetterman joined all 53 Republicans in voting for Bondi.

Who is Pam Bondi?

During a confirmation hearing last month, Bondi, 59, vowed to maintain the department's independence, telling lawmakers she will not inject politics into criminal or civil investigations.

But lawmakers continue to harbour concerns about whether she will resist potentially improper or illegal orders from Trump after the firings of dozens of prosecutors who pursued criminal charges against him.

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After entering office on Jan. 20, Trump signed an executive order blasting what he called the "weaponizing" of federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies and ordered the attorney general to "review the activities of all departments and agencies exercising civil or criminal enforcement authority."

Bondi, who spent decades as a prosecutor, represented Trump during his first impeachment trial. She has also echoed some of his false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, Reuters reported.

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