Sen. Dick Durbin expressed doubts about U.S. Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi in a series of posts on X Friday morning.
Ill., asked Pam Bondi during her confirmation hearing about the QAnon conspiracy theory and comments that Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the FBI, had made about it.
Ill., questioned U.S. attorney general nominee Pam Bondi in a confirmation hearing Wednesday held by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Bondi said while she would help advise Trump in pardoning January 6 rioters, she was poised to reject pardons for certain crimes.
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, listens during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) The best thing about Pam Bondi is that she’s not Matt Gaetz,
Durbin also inquired as to her position on possible pardons for Jan. 6 participants. Bondi indicated that pardons fell under the president's purview but that she would advise Trump on a "case by case basis.
Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, will face sharp questioning from Democratic senators at a confirmation hearing expected to center on concerns Trump will look to use the Justice Department’s powers to seek retribution against his adversaries.
Democrats questioned Bondi's independence and refusal to affirm the legitimacy of 2020 election during her confirmation hearing.
Dick Durbin Presses Pam Bondi On Trump’s Pledge To Pardon January 6 Rioters At Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) questioned former Florida AG Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's nominee for Attorney General,
Ms Bondi’s rise has brought her far from Temple Terrace, the city where she grew up on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Her father, a teacher, was the mayor. While an undergraduate at the University of Florida she considered becoming a paediatrician. But she went to law school, and an internship at the state prosecutor’s office in Tampa sealed the deal.
“To my knowledge, Donald Trump has never acknowledged the legal results of the 2020 election," Durbin said. "Are you prepared to say today, under oath, without reservation, that Donald Trump lost the presidential contest to Joe Biden in 2020?”