CV NEWS FEED // The U.S. Senate Tuesday night confirmed former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as the next U.S. Attorney General for President Donald Trump’s second term.
Bondi was confirmed in a 54-46 vote with support from all 53 Senate Republicans and a lone Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman, D-PA. The swing-state senator has recently made headlines for breaking with his party on multiple issues, including border security.
All other members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted against Bondi.
Attorney General Bondi will head the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which oversees the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
During her Senate confirmation hearing last month, Bondi declared that the DOJ’s “targeting of Catholics, concerned parents, and pro-life Americans” under the Biden administration “must stop.”
In addition, FOX News reported that the DOJ and the FBI “have been under scrutiny by Democrats in Congress who have raised concerns over Trump’s recent decision to pardon or commute the sentences of 1,600 defendants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots and to oust more than 15 inspectors general and special counsel investigators.”
Bondi, a Republican, served as the attorney general for her home state of Florida for two full terms from 2011 to 2019. Her successor in the role, now-Sen. Ashley Moody, R-FL, wrote on X ahead of Tuesday’s confirmation vote that she was “excited” to vote for Bondi, whom she called her friend.
So excited to vote to confirm my friend @PamBondi for US Attorney General.
— Senator Ashley Moody (@SenAshleyMoody) February 5, 2025
Congratulations AG Pam Bondi, “you will be the Greatest AG” pic.twitter.com/iXvvKDcBcR
Moody also shared a picture of a note Bondi had left her as she began her tenure as Florida Attorney General. Bondi’s note to Moody read: “Ashley – You will be the Greatest AG!! Love, Pam.”
The recently-appointed senator’s post continued: “Congratulations AG Pam Bondi, ‘you will be the Greatest AG.’”