Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general

Feb 05, 2025 191

BY: Shania Shelton and Morgan Rimmer

The Senate voted Tuesday night to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general, making the tenacious litigator the latest official to help fill out President Donald Trump’s administration. The vote was 54-46. The vote was mostly along party lines though Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania joined Republicans in supporting Bondi.

Fetterman told reporters after the vote that he decided to support Bondi because of her qualifications, even though she is not his “ideal” choice. “I’m saying that she’s, she’s qualified, and it’s not my ideal pick, but it turns out that (former Attorney General) Merrick Garland wasn’t anyone’s ideal one either,” he said.

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SOURCE: https://edition.cnn.com

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