Pam Bondi

Senator, what I can tell you is I will never play politics. You're trying to engage me in a gotcha.

Senator, what I can tell you is I will never play politics. You're trying to engage me in a gotcha.

Senator, I'm here to answer your questions. I'm not here to do your homework and study for you.

Senator, I'm here to answer your questions. I'm not here to do your homework and study for you.

Senator, first, I need to clarify something that you said, that I have to sit up here and say these things. No, I don't. I sit up here and speak the truth. I'm not going to sit up here and say anything that I need to say to get confirmed by this body. I don't have to say anything.

Senator, first, I need to clarify something that you said, that I have to sit up here and say these things. No, I don't. I sit up here and speak the truth. I'm not going to sit up here and say anything that I need to say to get confirmed by this body. I don't have to say anything.

My overriding objective will be to return the Department of Justice to its core mission of keeping Americans safe and vigorously prosecuting criminals.

My overriding objective will be to return the Department of Justice to its core mission of keeping Americans safe and vigorously prosecuting criminals.

I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk.

I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Bondi, welcome. Congratulations on your nomination. I'm so glad that you've been nominated, as we discussed when we had the chance to meet. Thank you. It was a pleasure to work with you as a state attorney general for a number of years, and I'm delighted to see you here today before the committee. I look forward to your confirmation. You will be confirmed.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Bondi, welcome. Congratulations on your nomination. I'm so glad that you've been nominated, as we discussed when we had the chance to meet. Thank you. It was a pleasure to work with you as a state attorney general for a number of years, and I'm delighted to see you here today before the committee. I look forward to your confirmation. You will be confirmed.

I, too, have taken note of the number of times you have been asked about weaponization of the Department of Justice as if it was a theoretical possibility that might happen in the future. One of my colleagues on the other side said weaponization may well occur under your tenure. We all know that weaponization has occurred like we've never seen before in American history under this administration.

I, too, have taken note of the number of times you have been asked about weaponization of the Department of Justice as if it was a theoretical possibility that might happen in the future. One of my colleagues on the other side said weaponization may well occur under your tenure. We all know that weaponization has occurred like we've never seen before in American history under this administration.

And I want to get even more specific. In the last four years, this administration has carried out an unprecedented attack and campaign against people of faith. If you look at the numbers, we've never seen anything like it before in American history. It has been one of the most disgraceful chapters in the history of the Justice Department and in the history of the FBI.

And I want to get even more specific. In the last four years, this administration has carried out an unprecedented attack and campaign against people of faith. If you look at the numbers, we've never seen anything like it before in American history. It has been one of the most disgraceful chapters in the history of the Justice Department and in the history of the FBI.

And I hope that you will reverse this and do right by every American citizen, including especially people of faith. Let me give you some specifics. After the Dobbs case was decided by the Supreme Court, Over 100 pregnancy care centers and over 300 churches in this country were attacked, vandalized, firebombed.

And I hope that you will reverse this and do right by every American citizen, including especially people of faith. Let me give you some specifics. After the Dobbs case was decided by the Supreme Court, Over 100 pregnancy care centers and over 300 churches in this country were attacked, vandalized, firebombed.

Do you happen to know off the top of your head how many prosecutions Merrick Garland's Justice Department brought in those cases?

Do you happen to know off the top of your head how many prosecutions Merrick Garland's Justice Department brought in those cases?