{"id":2391093,"date":"2025-01-16T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-senate-holds-hearings-for-bondi-and-other-trump-picks\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T10:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:43:26","slug":"watch-live-senate-holds-hearings-for-bondi-and-other-trump-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-senate-holds-hearings-for-bondi-and-other-trump-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Senate holds hearings for Bondi and other Trump picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fwatch-live-senate-holds-hearings-for-bondi-and-other-trump-picks%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=2391093&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>The Senate is holding hearings for President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s nominees, including Pam Bondi, who is being considered for U.S. Attorney \u2064General, and \u2062Doug Burgum, nominated\u200b for\u200b interior Secretary.The hearings \u2062are \u200ctaking place to question and evaluate the nominees before their confirmation\u2064 votes in\u2064 the \u2063full senate. Pam Bondi, a close ally of \u2064Trump and former Florida Attorney \u2063General, is facing\u200b a second day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Doug Burgum&#8217;s \u2064confirmation hearing\u2062 will also take place. The sessions can be \u200bwatched \u2064live, with links provided \u2062for \u200cthe\u200d respective nominees&#8217; testimonies.  <\/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\">WATCH LIVE: Senate holds hearings for Bondi, Burgum, and other Trump picks<\/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<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> committees are holding multiple hearings Thursday to question President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s nominees before their confirmation votes in front of the entire Senate body.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Five Trump nominees are slated to face committees Thursday, including a second hearing for Trump&rsquo;s pick to run the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Justice Department<\/a>, Pam Bondi, who faced the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Watch all of the hearings here:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pam Bondi for attorney general at 10:15 a.m.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"VgR6tzkgQsE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi faces second day of Senate Committee questioning\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VgR6tzkgQsE?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Bondi will face the Senate Judiciary Committee once again Thursday as she is considered for the role of U.S. attorney general. A staunch Trump ally, Bondi was a senior adviser on Trump&rsquo;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trumps-impeachment-defense-team-collapses-ahead-of-senate-trial-top-lawyers-out\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump\u2019s Impeachment Defense Team Collapses Ahead Of Senate Trial, Top Lawyers Out\">impeachment defense team<\/a>. She served as Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Doug Burgum for interior secretary at 10 a.m.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"B9VcWaPaEtE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Doug Burgum testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for interior secretary\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B9VcWaPaEtE?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will face the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee at 10 a.m. Thursday as he is considered for interior secretary. Burgum has been an advocate of American energy production, coming from an oil-rich state. His nomination will likely have bipartisan support.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scott Bessent for treasury secretary at 10:30 a.m.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"d35e5YhKPn0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Scott Bessent testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for treasury secretary\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d35e5YhKPn0?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Scott Bessent, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">billionaire hedge fund manager<\/a> whom Trump tapped to be treasury secretary, will meet with the Senate Finance Committee at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. His confirmation is expected to be smooth, as meetings with Republican senators and centrist Democrats have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/01\/09\/congress\/bessent-to-face-finance-committee-00197341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a>&nbsp;gone well.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lee Zeldin for Environmental Protection Agency administrator at 10 a.m.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"KKG4dCpyl1M\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Lee Zeldin testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for EPA administrator\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KKG4dCpyl1M?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lee Zeldin, who unsuccessfully ran for governor of New York in 2022, was nominated for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. He will face the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee at 10 a.m. Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scott Turner for HUD secretary at 10 a.m.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"mBO-2Qt9I2M\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Scott Turner testifies in Senate confirmation hearing for HUD secretary\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mBO-2Qt9I2M?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Former NFL player Scott Turner will meet with the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs at 10 a.m. Thursday as he is being considered to be Trump&rsquo;s housing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-hud-secy-carson-announces-launch-of-new-conservative-non-profit\/\" title=\"Fmr. HUD Secy. Carson announces launch of new conservative non-profit\">urban development secretary<\/a>. Turner served as a midlevel official in the first Trump administration, during which he headed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cabinet-hearings-who-is-coming-to-capitol-hill-this-week-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump Cabinet hearings: Who is coming to Capitol Hill this week - Washington Examiner\">council overseeing federal opportunity zones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/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>WATCH LIVE: Senate hearings for Trump nominees today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2391095,"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\/2025\/01\/AP25015557586630.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48605,32824,48604,32640],"class_list":["post-2391093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bondi-confirmation","tag-live-stream","tag-senate-hearings","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25015557586630.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391093","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391097,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391093\/revisions\/2391097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}