Ms Bondi’s rise has brought her far from Temple Terrace, the city where she grew up on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Her father, a teacher, was the mayor. While an undergraduate at the University of Florida she considered becoming a paediatrician. But she went to law school, and an internship at the state prosecutor’s office in Tampa sealed the deal.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., raised concerns about Bondi’s ability to say no to Trump, saying he isn’t convinced the attorney general nominee has “the grit and gumption” to say no to the incoming president.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a second day of its confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi, on Thursday.

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Marco Rubio faced a much friendlier crowd during his Senate confirmation hearing. Pam Bondi got some tough questions.

Witnesses speaking on her behalf included former Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg, an outspoken Democrat. Aronberg, who ran for Florida Attorney General the same year Bondi won the statewide office, noted that despite a partisan rivalry, she hired him as Florida’s drug czar.

It was against this backdrop that Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii asked Pam Bondi about Trump’s rhetoric during the Florida Republican’s confirmation hearing. As NBC News noted, the prospective attorney general nominee apparently had no idea what the senator was talking about.

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi assured senators that she will not target pro-life activists if confirmed to be the next United States attorney general, amid accusations that the Biden

The new administration is set to face significant challenges, including heightened geopolitical tensions, economic recovery, and domestic political polarisation.

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Ben Curtis/AP)

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, made $3 million from shares in Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social's, parent company.