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Conservatives connected societal media celebrated President-elect Trump's lawyer wide nominee Pam Bondi's effect to a question from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., during her confirmation proceeding connected Wednesday.
"It would not beryllium due for a authoritative to commencement with a sanction and look for a crime?" Whitehouse said during his enactment of questioning. "It's a prosecutor's occupation to commencement with a transgression and look for a name. Correct?"
Bondi responded by highlighting the national government’s investigations into Trump.
"Senator, I deliberation that is the full occupation with the weaponization that we person seen the past 4 years and what's been happening to Donald Trump," Bondi said.
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"They targeted Donald Trump. They went aft him, really starting backmost successful 2016. They targeted his campaign. They person launched countless investigations against him. That volition not beryllium the case. If I americium lawyer general, I volition not politicize that office," Bondi said. "I volition not people radical simply due to the fact that of their governmental affiliation. Justice volition beryllium administered evenhandedly passim this country. Senator, we've got to bring this state backmost together. We've got to determination forward, oregon we're going to suffer our country."
At different constituent during the speech with Whitehouse, Bondi said, "Let maine springiness you a truly bully illustration of a atrocious lawyer wrong the Justice Department, a feline named Clinesmith who altered a FISA warrant. One of the astir important things we tin bash successful this country. So volition everyone beryllium held to an equal, just strategy of justness if I americium the adjacent lawyer general? Absolutely. And nary 1 is supra the law."
Conservatives connected social media rapidly took announcement of the exchange.
"Pam Bondi wholly flips the publication connected Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D) who tried to marque it look similar she volition weaponize the DOJ," Florida’s Voice News adjunct quality manager Eric Daughtery posted connected X. "Masterclass."
"Pam Bondi is making Sheldon Whitehouse look stupid," Trump '24 lawman accelerated effect manager Greg Price posted connected X.
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"Senator Whitehouse unironically explaining that prosecutors should person a transgression and past look for a suspect, not the different mode around," Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich posted connected X.
"Bondi responds by explaining DOJ did the other to Trump for years."
Fox News Digital reached retired to Whitehouse's bureau but did not instantly person a response.
Bondi is expected to beryllium confirmed by the Senate, and immoderate person speculated that she volition gain immoderate votes from Democrats.
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