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Before Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the oath of office, Trump praised Bondi’s record as a prosecutor and said she will restore “fair, equal and impartial justice at the department.”
US Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (far right) swears in Pam Bondi as the new Attorney General of the United States as US President Donald Trump (left) looks on in the Oval Office on February 5. (Image; Reuters)
Bondi told the president that she would not let him down. “I will make you proud and I will make this country proud,” she said.
“I will restore integrity to the Justice Department and I will fight violent crime throughout this country and throughout this world, and make America safe again,” Bondi said.
The Senate confirmed Bondi, who was Florida’s first female attorney general before becoming a lobbyist, in a 54-46 vote Tuesday that was almost entirely along party lines. The lone Democrat to join Republicans was Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman.
Republicans say Bondi will bring much-needed change to a department they believe unfairly pursued Trump through investigations and mistreated his supporters who were prosecuted in connection with the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
As attorney general Bondi will oversee the FBI, which is in turmoil over the scrutiny of agents involved in Trump-related investigations. He has made clear his desire to go after his perceived adversaries.
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