She fielded questions about immigration enforcement, politicization of the Justice Department, and personnel decisions within her agency.
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Before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Pam Bondi attested about a wide assortment of issues, defending some of the Justice Department’s moves while scrapping with Democratic senators, according to The Epoch Times.
The hearing was supposed to be done for oversight, but it contained questions such as the firings of employees who investigated President Donald Trump or opposed Comey’s indictment. In addition, Bondi took questions about the department’s investigations into high-profile figures such as convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and former FBI Director James Comey.
Before the Senate questioned Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel also testified. He touted the administration’s objectives and actions within Trump’s second term.
According to The Times, operation “Artic Frost,” was one of the key issues questioned during the Senate hearing. According to Patel and data found, the FBI was weaponized and used to investigate not only Trump, but also other conservative organizations and leaders like Charlie Kirk.
“This is the kind of conduct that shattered the American people’s faith in our government,” Bondi said at one point.
But Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), a Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, said Bondi is the one that is weaponizing the department for her own means.
“The attorney general has systematically weaponized our nation’s leading law enforcement agency to protect President Trump and his allies, and attack his opponents,” Durbin said in his opening statement.
But Bondi countered that it was the Biden administration, she alleged, which betrayed public trust and shattered Americans’ faith in law enforcement.
“We will work to earn that back every single day,” she said. “We are returning to our core mission of fighting real crime. While there is more work to do, I believe in eight short months, we have made tremendous progress towards those ends.”
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