Another Donald Trump loyalist in the Justice Department. Following the withdrawal of the very divisive Matt Gaetz, the American president-elect announced, on Thursday, November 21, that he had chosen one of his close friends, Pam Bondi, a member of his defense team during his impeachment trial in 2020, for the presidency . position of“attorney general”, attorney general.
“I am honored to announce that former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi will be our next Attorney General.”Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social network, just hours after Republican elected official Matt Gaetz withdrew. “For too long, the Department of Justice has been used against me and other Republicans. Not anymore “he added.
After leaving her position as Florida attorney general in 2019, Pam Bondi was part of Donald Trump’s legal team during his Senate impeachment trial.
He was accused of having tried to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a telephone conversation that has gone down in history, to have kyiv investigate the son of Joe Biden, his rival in the 2020 presidential elections, in exchange for crucial military aid. .
Pam Bondi then joined the team of lawyers that led their failed legal challenge to Joe Biden’s election.
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