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January 16, 2025

Attorney General Nominee Pam Bondi Won't Rule Out Prosecuting Trump's Critics
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In Washington, D.C., Pam Bondi, Trump's nominee for attorney general,
vowed not to "politicize" the Justice Department as she faced
questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday. But when
repeatedly pressed by Democratic senators, Bondi refused to commit to
maintaining independence from Trump and his possible requests to
prosecute journalists or other perceived threats. She also refused to
rule out investigating special counsel Jack Smith or former
Congressmember Liz Cheney. Pam Bondi also avoided directly answering
questions about Trump's vow to pardon January 6 defendants and refused
to say Trump had definitively lost the 2020 election. We'll have more on
Pam Bondi's hearing later in the broadcast with journalist David Dayen.


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