President Trump’s Attorney General nominee, Pam Bondi officially advanced past the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday on a party-line basis; next, a full-chamber vote.
Bondi is expected to be confirmed; no Republican has publicly opposed her.
“What we learned is that she is a tough but fair career prosecutor who built her reputation by enforcing the rule of law,” Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said about her nomination Wednesday.
“Her record and her testimony showed the American people that she will follow and enforce the law fairly, without fear or favor.”
Democrats are still signaling doubts over Bondi’s ability to push back against Trump.
“The president has repeatedly threatened to weaponize the justice system against those he feels have wronged him, and that’s a long list,” Judiciary Committee ranking member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) warned Wednesday ahead of the vote.
“Ms. Bondi undermined our democracy by joining President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. It appears she does not reject that decision.”
Grassley says loyalty to Trump shouldn’t be disqualifying.
“There’s nothing wrong with President Trump appointing someone who seriously defended him to a high position. Ms. Bondi publicly supported President Trump, just like 77 million Americans who voted him back into office in November. So this too is not a disqualifying attribute,” he insisted.
More over at The New York Post:
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