‘Master Class’: Bondi flips script after suggesting Democratic senators will weaponize Justice Department
Conservatives on social media celebrate President-elect Trump’s Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi responded to a question from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
“Isn’t it appropriate for a prosecutor to start looking for a crime by looking at the name?” Whitehouse said during questioning. “The prosecutor’s job is to start with a crime and find a name. Right?”
Bondi responded by highlighting the federal investigation into Trump.
“Senator, I think that’s the whole problem with the weaponization that we’ve seen over the last four years and what’s happened with Donald Trump,” Bondi said.
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Democratic Party. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and former Florida Governor Pam Bondi during her confirmation hearing. (Getty Images)
“They’re targeting Donald Trump. They’ve been going after him actually since 2016. They’re targeting his campaign. They’ve launched numerous investigations into him. That’s not going to be the case. If I were the attorney general, I wouldn’t be The office was politicized,” Bondi said. “I will not target people just because of their politics. Justice will be administered fairly across the country. Senator, we have to bring this country back together. We have to move forward or we will fail our country. .
conservative vs. social media The exchange was quickly noticed.
“Pam Bondi completely flipped the script on Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) as she tried to make herself watch,” said Eric Daughtery, assistant news director for Florida Voice News. Sounds like an attempt to weaponize the Department of Justice.” Posted on X. “Master class.”
‘Pam Bundy makes Sheldon Whitehouse look stupid,’ Greg Price, Trump’s 24th deputy director of rapid response Posted on X.
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“Senator Whitehouse sarcastically explained that prosecutors should commit crimes first and find suspects later, not the other way around,” Fox News Contributor Katie Pavlich Posted on X.
“Bondi responded that the Justice Department has been doing the opposite of Trump for years.”
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse leaves the Senate Democrats luncheon at the Capitol on June 13, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Bondi is expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, with some speculating she will win some Democratic votes.
