Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has her first confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee at 9:30 AM ET.
Bondi will probably get through since the Republicans have the majority but no doubt the Democrats will do what they can to get in their talking points.
Someone drill this into the Democrats. Pam Bondi says Joe Biden is president.
I admit, I have to mute Sen. Hirono. But man, Bondi went off in a respectful way:
Bondi isn’t playing games. She’s not going to bend the knee just to get confirmed.
Good: “Going after parents at a school board meeting has got to stop, for practicing your religion, sending informants in to Catholic churches must stop.”
I’m shocked he didn’t bring up DARK MONEY.
So far Bondi has given the best answers I’ve seen at a confirmation hearing in a while. She’s not falling for hypotheticals.
How can Bondi comment on a call she never heard?
Bondi received support from many organizations:
Here are a few excerpts from Bondi’s opening remarks:
If confirmed as United States Attorney General, my overriding objective would be to return the Department of Justice to its core mission of keeping Americans safe and vigorously enforcing the law. That requires getting back to basics—prosecuting violent crime and gang activity, stopping child predators and drug traffickers, protecting our nation from terrorists and other foreign threats, and addressing the overwhelming crisis at the Border. The Department of Justice must also return to defending the foundational rights of all Americans, including free speech, free exercise of religion, and the right to bear arms. That is what the American people expect and deserve from the Department. If confirmed, I will do what it takes to make America safe again.Making America safe again also requires reducing recidivism. We must fix the Bureau of Prisons and follow through on the promise of the First Step Act by building new halfway houses. The Bureau has suffered from years of mismanagement, lack of funding, and low morale. Federal corrections officers serve in challenging conditions on minimal pay and need more support. Our prison system can and will do better.President Trump’s leadership on criminal justice reform demonstrates what is possible when a President is unafraid to do things that have been deemed “too difficult” and to reach across the aisle to bring about real solutions. Like the President, I believe we are on the “cusp of a New Golden age” where the Department of Justice can and will do better.Lastly, and most importantly, if confirmed, I will work to restore confidence and integrity to the Department of Justice – and each of its components. Under my watch, the partisan weaponization of the Department of Justice will end. America must have one tier of justice for all.In all this work, I would collaborate closely with this Committee and others in Congress, my colleagues throughout the federal government, and our partners in state and local law enforcement and around the world. I look forward to answering your questions today and working together in the years ahead.
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