Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, Pam Bondi, is set to face questions on Capitol Hill over her loyalty to the Republican president-elect, who has vowed to use the agency to pursue revenge on his perceived political enemies.

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

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.

I Don’t Take Democrats’ Criticisms Of Pam Bondi Seriously Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to reporters before Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism,

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

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham turned to immigration in his question and brought up the Laken Riley murder to ask Bondi if she would push for more detention beds for detained immigrants in the U.S. illegally. "We let this dude go because we didn't have enough beds to hold them," Graham said of Jose Ibarra, convicted in the 2024 killing.

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, survived an at times contentious hearing while declining to say if Joe Biden won the 2020 vote.

Pam Bondi sought to allay the concerns of Democrats who said they feared Trump and his allies would use the Justice Department to target their political enemies.

Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi faced questions over her lobbyist past, her commitment to keeping the Justice Department free from politics and her allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump.

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

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,