Pam Bondi, a long-time supporter of President Donald Trump, is the United States attorney general.
She was tapped by Trump for the role after Florida representative Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration. Bondi’s role puts her in charge of the U.S. Justice Department.
Bondi has supported Trump for many years, both on the campaign trail and in the courtroom. She spoke in his favor in 2016 during his first run for president, and also defended Trump during his 2020 impeachment trial.
Bondi, a Tampa, Florida native, studied criminal justice at the University of Florida and later got her law degree from Stetson University College of Law. She spent nearly 20 years as a prosecutor before she became the first woman to be elected as Florida’s attorney general in 2010.
In 2019, she joined the Washington, DC-based lobbying firm Ballard Partners.
