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(NewsNation) — After Matt Gaetz withdrew from information arsenic Donald Trump's lawyer general, the president-elect named Pam Bondi arsenic his adjacent pick.
"I person known Pam for galore years — She is astute and tough, and is an AMERICA FIRST Fighter, who volition bash a terrific occupation arsenic Attorney General!“ Trump wrote connected Truth Social Thursday.
Bondi, who utilized to service arsenic Florida's Attorney General, wasn't initially connected anybody's short-list for the nationalist position. However, Trump's announcement Thursday got a affirmative absorption from senators, specified arsenic Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who called Bondi a "grand slam, touchdown, spread successful one, ace, chapeau trick, slam dunk, Olympic golden medal pick" connected X.
Pam Bondi's inheritance
Bondi was a authoritative for astir 2 decades successful the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office earlier becoming Florida's archetypal pistillate lawyer wide successful 2010.
She served arsenic Florida's Attorney General for 8 years. She campaigned for the state's apical ineligible bureau by challenging then-President Barack Obama’s signature wellness attraction instrumentality and calling for her authorities to follow Arizona's arguable “show maine your papers” migration law.
As Attorney General successful Florida from 2011-2019, Bondi was vocal connected quality trafficking issues and urged tightening authorities laws against traffickers.
After that, she worked arsenic a lobbyist for Ballard Partners. Trump's incoming main of unit Susie Wiles was a spouse astatine the Florida-based firm.
While moving astatine Ballard Partners, Bondi lobbied for a Kuwaiti firm, the Associated Press reported, citing Justice Department overseas cause filings and legislature lobbying documents. Bondi registered arsenic a overseas cause for the authorities of Qatar due to the fact that of her enactment related to anti-human-trafficking efforts starring up to the 2022 World Cup.
In addition, Bondi represented the KGL Investment Company KSCC, a Kuwaiti steadfast besides known arsenic KGLI. She lobbied the White House, National Security Council, State Department and Congress connected migration policy, quality rights and economical sanctions issues, the AP wrote.
Trump and Bondi's relationship
Sources archer NewsNation that Bondi is precise trusted by Trump and that she spends a batch of clip astatine his Florida property Mar-a-Lago.
Bondi was a elder advisor connected Trump's archetypal impeachment defence squad erstwhile helium was accused successful 2020 of maltreatment of powerfulness for allegedly pressuring the president of Ukraine to analyse his Democratic rivals. Trump was yet not convicted.
This twelvemonth Bondi was among a radical of Republicans who showed up successful New York to enactment Trump astatine his hush wealth transgression trial.
People adjacent to the president-elect archer america that Bondi is idiosyncratic precise trusted by Trump. She spends a batch of clip astatine Mar a Lago. She was a elder advisor connected Trump's archetypal impeachment defence team, and this year, she was besides among a radical of Republicans who showed up successful New York to enactment Trump astatine his hush wealth transgression trial.
"I'm a prosecutor, erstwhile prosecutor, yet each the rights present spell to the defendant, due to the fact that it's his liberty astatine stake, and that has not been happening successful this courtroom, this lawsuit should person never, ever been brought," Bondi said astatine the time.
Shortly aft the 2nd evident assassination effort connected Trump, Bondi appeared connected NewsNation's "Dan Abrams Live" to sermon it.
Her anticipation for the trial, Bondi said, is that the alleged effort "is going to beryllium prosecuted wisely and smartly by the feds."
"I can't ideate anyone successful this state who wouldn't privation this monster locked up forever," she said, referring to fishy Ryan Wesley Routh.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
