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On the recordFebruary 3, 2025
on another equally important matter, this week, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Pam Bondi to serve as Attorney General. Given the Trump administration's ongoing purge of Justice Department officials, I urge my colleagues to look very carefully and closely at Ms. Bondi's nomination. President Trump has repeatedly made it clear that he values loyalty above all else when it comes to Attorneys General. Don't take my word for it. Look at what happened in his first term. He fired his first Attorney General and forced out a second for insufficient loyalty; and he said as much. President Trump has said time and again he expects the Justice Department to seek ``retribution'' on his behalf. In Ms. Bondi, I am afraid, the President has finally found someone who passes his loyalty test. Now, look, if you look at the resume of Pam Bondi, you will find that she served as attorney general for the State of Florida for two terms. She has experience as an attorney general of our third largest State. You are not only going to hear that over and over, but it appears that she is prepared to break with bipartisan tradition when it comes to a nonpartisan Department of Justice--one that upholds the rule of law and is free of undue political influence from the White House. I am not convinced that she is dedicated to these ideals. She was the leader in an effort to overturn the 2020 election.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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