{"id":2372157,"date":"2024-11-22T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-trumps-new-pick-for-attorney-general-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T12:30:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:30:57","slug":"who-is-trumps-new-pick-for-attorney-general-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-trumps-new-pick-for-attorney-general-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Trump\u2019s new pick for attorney general? &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwho-is-trumps-new-pick-for-attorney-general-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2372157&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Donald Trump has \u2062nominated Pam Bondi, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrats-urge-biden-to-keep-chicago-prosecutor-probing-corrupt-pols\/\" title=\"Top Democrats Urge Biden to Keep Chicago Prosecutor Probing Corrupt Pols\">longtime loyalist<\/a>\u200c and former Florida Attorney \u200bGeneral, to be his new attorney general \u2063after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration. In a social media announcement, Trump expressed his belief that the\u200c Department of Justice had been unfairly politicized and \u200bindicated Bondi would\u2063 refocus it on fighting crime. Unlike Gaetz, who faced serious allegations, Bondi&#8217;s nomination is \u2063viewed \u2062as less controversial. She has substantial \u2062legal experience, serving as a prosecutor for 18 years and as Florida&#8217;s first female attorney \u2064general from 2010 to 2018, during \u2064which she attempted to challenge\u2064 the Affordable Care Act. Notably,\u200d she did not file\u200b lawsuits against Trump University \u200bdespite numerous complaints, later receiving a donation from a Trump-funded nonprofit. Bondi has also been involved in Trump&#8217;s \u200bdefense\u2062 during his impeachment \u200ctrials and has connections to lobbying for foreign governments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Who is Trump&rsquo;s new pick for attorney general?<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1889659\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Longtime President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> loyalist Pam Bondi is his new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">nominee<\/a> for attorney general after former Florida Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> withdrew his name from consideration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump made the announcement in a Thursday social media post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans &ndash; Not anymore,&rdquo; Trump wrote. &ldquo;Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again. I have known Pam for many years &ndash; She is smart and tough, and is an AMERICA FIRST Fighter, who will do a terrific job as Attorney General!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Gaetz, who&nbsp;faced allegations of sex trafficking, Bondi, 59, is a far less controversial nomination. While Gaetz had no experience prosecuting cases, Bondi served 18 years as a prosecutor in Hillsborough County, Florida, before being elected as Florida&rsquo;s first female attorney general in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>During her tenure, Bondi took on a lawsuit attempting to weaken the&nbsp;Affordable Care Act, but her initiative failed. She served as Florida&rsquo;s attorney general for eight years.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Bondi failed to file a lawsuit against Trump in 2013 after her office received nearly two dozen complaints involving his Trump University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bondi then received a $25,000 donation to her PAC from a nonprofit organization funded by Trump. Three years later, the president-elect was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-signals-he-fears-desantis-in-2024\/\" title=\"Soros Signals He Fears DeSantis In 2024\">violating federal tax laws<\/a> when making the contribution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Upon leaving office in 2018, Bondi went on to serve as chairwoman of America First Policy, a conservative, Trump-aligned think tank.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bondi also joined Trump&rsquo;s defense team when he was impeached the first time. She accused President Joe Biden, a private citizen at the time, of being involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">corrupt foreign business dealings<\/a> with his son, Hunter Biden. She asserted that the president threatened to withhold aid to Ukraine unless the government removed a Ukrainian prosecutor investigating the company which his son was associated with. This became a key aspect of Trump&rsquo;s impeachment trial.<\/p>\n<p>Before being hired by Trump&rsquo;s defense team in 2020, Bondi was a registered lobbyist for the Qatari government. She worked for Ballard Partners, which is run by Brian Ballard, who has close fundraising ties to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>One of Ballard Partners&rsquo;s clients, Halkbank, was indicted on charges of invading Iraq sanctions just a month before Bondi joined the impeachment proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>These accusations against Joe Biden never led to criminal charges, but they did prop up Bondi&rsquo;s position in Trumpworld, and she spoke during the 2020 Republican National Convention.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to advocating the interests of foreign governments, Bondi lobbied for the interests of Amazon, General Motors, and Uber.<\/p>\n<p>When Trump made accusations of election fraud, Bondi amplified them. She appeared on a Fox News segment following the election in which she asserted that fake ballots were being counted.<\/p>\n<p>She also attended Trump&rsquo;s New York hush money trial in which he was indicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has been highly critical of the Justice Department&rsquo;s investigations into him, accusing it of engaging in lawfare.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Bondi&rsquo;s nomination has not spelled the chaos of Gaetz&rsquo;s, who was being investigated by the House for ethics violations. However, some have questioned her experience lobbying and representing corporate interests.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1889659\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1889659\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump nominates Pam Bondi for attorney general after Gaetz withdraws<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2372158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pam-Bondi-yyuii12-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32116,4133,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2372157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-attorney-general","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pam-Bondi-yyuii12-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372157"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372161,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372157\/revisions\/2372161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}