TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Former Florida Lawyer Basic and Temple Terrace native Pam Bondi has been chosen to be President-elect Donald Trump’s subsequent U.S. Lawyer Basic.
Throughout her time because the state’s prime cop, Bondi pushed for a secure approach for college students to report college shootings following the tragedy in Parkland. She additionally centered on getting medication off the road, like opioids and bathtub salts.
Florida GOP Chair Evan Energy mentioned efforts like these make Bondi able to be the nation’s legal professional basic.
“Pam Bondi was an ideal legal professional basic,” Energy mentioned. “I believe she’s going to be able to go.”
Sen. Rick Scott, who was governor whereas Bondi was state legal professional basic, congratulated the Hillsborough County native on social media.
“For eight years, I labored alongside pam to maintain Florida secure, and I’m trying ahead to working together with her to maintain our nation secure,” Scott mentioned.
State Democratic Chair Nikki Fried mentioned Bondi was principally chosen due to her loyalty to Trump.
“When she’s not taking checks from Trump in alternate for immunity, she’s defending him from impeachment,” Fried mentioned.
Bondi represented and supported Trump after his first impeachment and after he misplaced to President Joe Biden.
Fried was additionally referring to Bondi accepting a $25,000 political donation from Trump in 2013 whereas her workplace was deciding whether or not to sue Trump College over fraud allegations.
Energy mentioned that didn’t impression her then and received’t impression her now.
“She ended up being reelected,” Energy mentioned. “So, voters decided that none of that issues to them. I believe she’s going to be simply confirmed.”
USF Political Science Professor J. Edwin Benton mentioned, if confirmed, which is probably going, Bondi might set her sights on in search of a better workplace.
“I believe it may improve her political capital down the street to occupy another workplace on the federal degree,” Benton mentioned. “She is a fair-minded individual. I’ve identified her myself going again to the times when she was in Hillsborough County within the state legal professional’s workplace.”
Bondi was named for the seat after former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, based on NBC Information, withdrew from the nomination. That stemmed from allegations of sexual misconduct. He has denied any wrongdoing.
