The New Cabinet? Pam Bondi
After realizing that his first choice for Attorney-General would likely not get confirmed by the Senate, President-Elect Donald Trump has put forth another name as his choice for US Attorney-General, someone with actual experience as an Attorney-General. Pamela Jo Bond is an attorney, lobbyist, and a Republican politician who served as Florida's attorney-general from 2011 to 2019, the first woman elected to that office. In 2020, she was one of President Trump's defense lawyers during his first impeachment trial and in 2024 she led the legal arm of the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute. On November 21, 2024, Trump announced she would be nominated for US Attorney-General after previous nominee Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from nomination.
Bondi was born on November 17, 1965 in Temple Terrace, Florida. Her father was Joseph Bondi who was then Mayor of Temple Terrace. In 1987 Bondi received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida, majoring in criminal justice. She received her J.D, from Stetson University College of Law in 1990 and was admitted to the Florida Bar on June 24, 1991. Early career
Bondi was a prosecutor as well as a media spokeswoman in Hillbsborough County in Florida, where she served as an assistant state attorney. Bondi prosecuted former Major League Baseball player Dwight Gooden in 2006 for violating the terms of his probation and in 2007, Bondi she prosecuted the defendants in the death of Martin Anderson.
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