Pam Bondi has been sworn in as attorney general. She's taking charge of the Justice Department as it braces for upheaval with President Donald Trump looking to exert his will over an agency that's long provoked his ire.

Pam Bondi took the oath of office to become U.S. attorney general on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, pledging to "restore integrity" to the Justice Department.

A Tampa-area native, Pam Bondi became the second Floridian and the third woman to hold the office of U.S. attorney general.

The 54-46 vote fell mostly along party lines, with Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) joining Republicans voting in her favor.

The Republican-led U.S. Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as the new U.S. attorney general on Tuesday, propelling one of President Donald Trump's staunchest political allies to the top perch of American law enforcement.

Pam Bondi was sworn in as attorney general on Wednesday in the Oval Office with President Trump looking on and telling reporters she would be “as impartial as a person can be.” “I know

The Senate voted to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general, making the tenacious litigator the latest official to help fill out President Donald Trump’s administration.

The quick confirmation highlighted the new administration’s focus on controlling and changing the Justice Department.

As the country’s top prosecutor, she will serve in a role that has proved challenging under Trump. But Bondi, a staunch loyalist to the president, is unlikely to clash with him like previous AGs.