President-elect Donald Trump tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his next pick for attorney general, following former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal earlier in the day.
Bondi served as attorney general of Florida from 2011 to 2019. However, she is best known for serving as one of Trump’s defense lawyers during his first impeachment.
In the Truth Social post announcing the pick, Trump praised her as being “very tough on Violent Criminals.”
“Then, as Florida’s first female Attorney General, she worked to stop the trafficking of deadly drugs, and reduce the tragedy of Fentanyl Overdose Deaths, which have destroyed many families across our Country,” he wrote. “She did such an incredible job, that I asked her to serve on our Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during my first Term — We saved many lives!”
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Trump said Bondi would help depoliticize the Department of Justice.
“For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans – Not anymore,” he wrote. “Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again. I have known Pam for many years — She is smart and tough, and is an AMERICA FIRST Fighter, who will do a terrific job as Attorney General!”