S.C., attorney general nominee Pam Bondi said she would support classifying Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and expansion of detention centers for illegal immigrants.

As a prosecutor and former state attorney general, she has the right credentials. But her closeness to Trump sparked some concerns

Trump's attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, to face questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

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Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, listens during a meeting with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 2, 2024. Credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite

Pam Bondi is set to meet in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for her confirmation hearing to become the next US attorney general.

Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice, echoed attacks on the agency she would lead if confirmed, but demurred on how she might handle tests of its independence.

S.C., speaks as 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,

The chairman of the Republican National Committee expressed little to no concern that Pam Bondi would face significant problems sailing through Senate confirmation hearings to become President-elect Donald Trump‘s attorney general.

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, questions Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney general.

The fixation by Senate Democrats became clear early in the confirmation hearing for Donald Trump's attorney general pick.