President-elect Donald Trump’s replacement for his original Attorney General pick, Matt Gaetz, is getting a rather warm reception by the Republican Party and for good reason. Gaetz withdrew his name for consideration after controversy began to swirl concerning alleged payments made to women for sexual favors surfaced. While the Justice Department maintains he did nothing wrong, Gaetz was afraid of the negative impact such a situation might cause when it comes time for confirmation hearings.
Trump’s new choice, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is expected to sail right on through her confirmation and take up the post at the head of the Justice Department when the new administration takes over in January.
“I am proud to announce former Attorney General of the Great State of Florida, Pam Bondi, as our next Attorney General of the United States,” Trump said in a post published on Truth Social.
Congratulations to Pam Bondi!
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) November 22, 2024
“Pam was a prosecutor for nearly 20 years, where she was very tough on Violent Criminals, and made the streets safe for Florida Families. Then, as Florida’s first female Attorney General, she worked to stop the trafficking of deadly drugs, and reduce the tragedy of Fentanyl Overdose Deaths, which have destroyed many families across our Country,” Trump continued.
“She did such an incredible job, that I asked her to serve on our Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during my first Term — We saved many lives!” the president-elect finished.
Congratulations to my friend @PamBondi, the next attorney general of the United States
I look forward to supporting her nomination in the Senate https://t.co/UjrV07IYxd
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) November 22, 2024
Trump also revealed that part of Bondi’s mission as the Attorney General will be to help weed out the political corruption within the DOJ and help get the department back on track to fight crime. Perhaps we’ll see the FBI return to its former glory days when people considered them the good guys? We can only hope, right? We need more Mulder and Scully and less Manchurian Candidate.
“For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans – Not anymore. Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again. I have known Pam for many years — She is smart and tough, and is an AMERICA FIRST Fighter, who will do a terrific job as Attorney General!” Trump stated.
Unlike some of the hemming and hawing over Gaetz, positive reactions to Bondi promptly flowed in. “She’ll be an incredible Attorney General,” Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt posted on X. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said on X that Bondi will be easily confirmed. Republicans will have a majority in the Senate as of January.
Well done, Mr. President. Picking Pam Bondi for Attorney General is a grand slam, touchdown, hole in one, ace, hat trick, slam dunk, Olympic gold medal pick.
She will be confirmed quickly because she deserves to be confirmed quickly. https://t.co/gJ9pGUy6QW
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) November 22, 2024
“Well done, Mr. President. Picking Pam Bondi for Attorney General is a grand slam, touchdown, hole in one, ace, hat trick, slam dunk, Olympic gold medal pick. She will be confirmed quickly because she deserves to be confirmed quickly,” he stated in his post concerning Bondi.
“In a post on X, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri said Bondi needs to form a panel to ‘investigate the abuses of DOJ & FBI – the persecution of Trump & conservatives, the spying on Christians, the targeting of prolifers. I will lead the charge in the Senate. And I know Pam Bondi will be a fantastic partner in this effort to CLEAN UP the FBI & DOJ,'” the report concluded.