As a prosecutor and former state attorney general, she has the right credentials. But her closeness to Trump sparked some concerns

Senate Democrats have postponed the consideration of President Donald Trump’s choice for U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, by at least one week. The Judiciary Committee announced on Tuesday that it had canceled its scheduled hearing on Wednesday when members would have had the opportunity to vote to move Bondi’s nomination to the entire Senate.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, is testifying to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Wednesday.

Bondi’s career as Florida attorney general, while defended by Republicans, was marred by repeatedly dropping lawsuits against companies that donated to the Republican State Leadership Committee and the Republican Attorneys General Association, two organizations that supported Bondi.

Bondi faced heated questions from Democratic senators in her confirmation hearing as they scrutinized her loyalty to President-elect Donald Trump.

During one contentious exchange in her confirmation hearing, Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California asked Bondi whether she found any evidence of widespread fraud. The senator repeatedly pressed her for a yes or no answer but did not give Bondi an opportunity to expound on her time with the campaign.

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,

Pam Bondi refused to acknowledge President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden in her Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. attorney general on Wednesday, intensifying Democratic concerns that the former Florida attorney general would be a rubber stamp for the White House.

Pam Bondi highlighted her desire to "get back to the basics, gangs, drugs, terrorists, cartels, our border, and our foreign adversaries" and praised the First Step Act, a sweeping criminal justice reform bill passed in Trump’s first term.

Trump's attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, to face questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, survived an at times contentious hearing while declining to say if Joe Biden won the 2020 vote.

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