Pam Bondi confirmation hearing for attorney general set for today

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : A close ally of the president-elect, Bondi was quick to endorse Trump in his first run for the White House in 2016 and was one of Florida's first elected officials to do so.
53% : Republicans have indicated they plan to give substantial deference to Trump as he fills out the top ranks of his administration and are aiming to install key Cabinet officials to their posts soon after the president-elect is inaugurated Monday.
52% : Bondi's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee is one of several taking place before GOP-led panels this week as Trump prepares to begin his second term in office.
50% : "If confirmed, she will now lead that department and will have the power to look into various aspects of the investigations into Trump that were led by Smith.
48% : During the 2019 call, Trump pressured Zelenskyy to investigate Mr. Biden, then his main rival for the presidency, and his son.
47% : Democratic lawmakers launched investigative proceedings to determine whether Trump conditioned security assistance to Ukraine on the public announcement of an investigation.
45% : And she submitted a registration with the federal government to lobby on behalf of Qatar "regarding Qatari relations with U.S. government officials, U.S. business entities, and non-governmental audiences, in dealing with matters pertaining to combating human trafficking.
38% : The Republican-led Senate then acquitted him following a trial, where Bondi was part of the team representing Trump.
34% : Amid those picks fielding questions from senators ahead of Monday's inauguration are Pete Hegseth, Trump's intended nominee for defense secretary; Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who is under consideration for secretary of state; and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who Trump selected to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
34% : A jury convicted Trump on 34 state felony counts of falsifying business records in May and he was sentenced last week.
33% : In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, she spearheaded legal efforts to challenge the results in Pennsylvania and pushed the false claim that Trump won the state.
31% : Trump selected Bondi to be his nominee for U.S. attorney general after his first pick, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration.
27% : The investigators will be investigated because the deep state last term for President Trump, they were hiding in the shadows.
21% : After the Justice Department brought criminal charges against Trump in 2023, Bondi told Fox News, "The Department of Justice, the prosecutors will be prosecuted, the bad ones.
19% : The Democratic-led House voted to impeach Trump for abuse of power and obstructing a congressional investigation, making him just the third U.S. president to ever be impeached.
16% : Ahead of the hearing, Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, accused Trump of using the Justice Department as his personal law firm and said he is concerned Bondi will prioritize fealty to Trump over loyalty to the Constitution.
12% : "Still, Democrats are likely to probe Bondi on concerns that Trump will weaponize the Justice Department to target his political enemies, including President Biden, former special counsel Jack Smith and members of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
11% : While in office, she spearheaded lawsuits against the Obama administration, challenging the Affordable Care Act -- known as Obamacare -- and then-President Barack Obama's immigration policies.

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