Bondi encountered opposition from Democrats concerned about her ability to remain independent from Trump.
The Senate voted on Feb. 4 to confirm former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Justice.
The 54-46 vote came a week after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance her nomination. Prior to the full chamber’s vote, the committee held contentious hearings with Bondi and Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI.
Both Patel and Bondi, a former adviser to Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, fielded questions about whether they would be able to maintain a level of independence from the White House.
Trump has also chosen his attorneys to serve in key positions under Bondi in the DOJ.
In November 2024, he selected Todd Blanche to serve as deputy attorney general, D. John Sauer as solicitor general, and Emil Bove as principal associate deputy attorney general.
In announcing Bondi’s nomination, then-President-elect Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social: “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans—Not anymore. Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again.”
Ah, those unnecessary capital letters. Now for Kash and Tulsi.
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