Pam Bondi walked a tightrope during her confirmation hearing Wednesday to be the next attorney general, describing her plans to “restore confidence and integrity” to the Justice Department while deflecting questions that could have pitted her against President-elect Donald Trump’s past statements.
The former Florida attorney general avoided the kind of misstep that could imperil her strong backing from Senate Republicans, as the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing touched on a range of topics, from a controversial surveillance authority to criminal justice legislation.
“The partisanship, the weaponization, will be gone. America will have one tier of justice for all,” Bondi said, referencing long-standing grievances from Republican lawmakers and conservatives. “In all this work, I’ll collaborate closely with this committee.”
