Senate votes to confirm PAM BONDI as a lawyer

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Washington
Cnn
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The Senate voted on Tuesday night to confirm PAM Bondi as a lawyer, making the persistent litigation the latest official helping to fill President Donald Trump’s administration.

The vote was 54-46. The vote was mostly along party lines, although Democratic Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania joined Republicans in supporting Bondi.

Fetterman told journalists after the vote he decided to support Bondi because of her qualifications, even though she is not his “ideal” choice.

“I say she is, she is qualified, and it is not my ideal choice, but it turns out that (former legal lawyer) Merrick Garland was not anyone’s ideal either,” he said.

Bondi was Trump’s second election to lead the Ministry of Justice, to the former Republican rep. Matt Gaetz from Florida retired due to a lack of support from the GOP senators.

Bondi’s nomination was approved by the Senate Legal Committee with 12-10 voting last week. During her confirmation hearing, Bondi blasted the “weapon” by then -President Joe Bid’s Ministry of Justice and said she would not target people with criminal probes like those against Trump.

She also told lawmakers that she accepts Trump lost the 2020 election, but faultfully claimed during her confirmation hearing.

Bondi is known for his battles in court for conservative reasons. She prosecuted several high -profile cases for more than a decade as a state lawyer. She was elected in 2011 for her first political position – Florida Attorney General – and was the first woman to have this office. During this time, Bondi had a reputation for being a media expert and effective litigation.

While her cases often handled Hot-Button questions, Bondi even landed in the headlines of her political maneuvers as she became more and more partically during her two terms of parliament.

During the 2016 presidential election, Bondi became a Top Florida Surrogate for the Trump campaign and her support for the president has not faltered. When Trump first became impeached, Bondi joined the defense team for his trial in the Senate and was basically accused of the then private citizen Joe Biden of corrupt business with his son Hunter.

Since leaving Florida Attorney General Post in 2019, Bondi has worked at Ballard Partners, a lobbying company with deep ties to Trump and his chief of staff, Susie Wiles.