Conservatives celebrated on social media President-elect Trump Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi responded to a question from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
“Wouldn't it be appropriate for a prosecutor to start with the name and look for a crime?” Whitehouse said during his line of questioning. “It's the prosecutor's job to start with the crime and find a name. Isn't it?”
Bondi responded by highlighting the federal government's investigations into Trump.
“Senator, I think that's the whole problem with the weaponization that we've seen over the last four years and what's happening to Donald Trump,” Bondi said.
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Marka Marka. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi at her confirmation hearing. (Getty Images)
“They targeted Donald Trump. They went after him, starting in 2016. They targeted his campaign. They launched countless investigations against him. That would not be the case. If I were attorney general, I would not politicize this office.” “I'm not going to target people just because of their political affiliation,” Bondi said. Justice will be administered equally throughout this country. Senator, we have to reunite this country. We have to move forward, otherwise we will lose our country.”
Conservatives Social media I quickly noticed the exchange.
“Pam Bondi is completely flipping the script on Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) who tried to make it seem like she was going to use the Department of Justice as a weapon,” said Eric Daughtry, assistant news director at Florida Voice News. Published on X. “advanced.”
“Pam Bondi makes Sheldon Whitehouse look stupid,” Trump 24 Deputy Rapid Response Director Greg Price Published on X.
“Senator Whitehouse unironically explains that prosecutors should have a crime and then look for a suspect, not the other way around,” Katie Pavelich, Fox News contributor Published on X.
Bondi responds by explaining that the Justice Department has done the opposite of what Trump has done for years.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse leaves the Senate Democratic luncheon at the Capitol on June 13, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Whitehouse's office but did not immediately receive a response.
The US Senate is expected to confirm Bondi, and some have speculated that she will receive some votes from Democrats.
