Another day, another Democratic embarrassment during confirmation hearings. This time, it was the Senate Judiciary Committee and the nominee was attorney general hopeful Pam Bondi, former attorney general of Florida.
Democratic senators plan to question President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general about her history as a lobbyist and the potential conflicts of interest, a clear display of how the party’s early attacks on Trump 2.0 are focused on corporate influence over the new administration.
Kathleen Parker watched the confirmation hearing for our possible (okay, probable) next attorney general, and thought Pam Bondi gave all sorts of nice, “reassuring” answers that were “crisp and succinct.”
Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi faced heated questions from Democratic senators Wednesday in her confirmation hearing as they scrutinized her loyalty to President-elect Donald Trump and demanded she address his 2020 election loss.
From the hearing's outset, Democratic senators' questions reflected valid and critical concerns but often in a poorly framed manner.
Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, survived an at times contentious hearing while declining to say if Joe Biden won the 2020 vote.
She believed I was the best person for the job regardless of party ... for her. Pam Bondi understands the rule of law, she understands what we do,” Cox said. Despite Democratic senators ...
Pam Bondi is on track for an unexpectedly ... drag out fight. A senior Democratic Senate aide, granted anonymity to share private party strategy, said Democrats on the panel are expected to ...
Doug Burgum, Trump's choice for Interior secretary, faced questions about climate change from Democratic senators ... Day Two of Pam Bondi's Senate confirmation closed following testimony from ...
Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi faced heated questions from Democratic senators Wednesday ... a customary practice exercised by the minority party. Committee Democrats and Republicans were ...
Day 1 of the confirmation hearings for Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney ... whom she defended in his first impeachment trial. Many of those Democratic senators, including Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Sheldon Whitehouse ...
Grassley hasn’t yet formally endorsed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the FBI, but he’s clearly a fan. In an interview with the Playbook Deep Dive podcast, Grassley lamented the lack of common sense in Washington, and said Patel would bring some.