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Much Ballyhooed Epstein Files Are Out

And they amount to 200 pages of 'old info' released by the Justice Department

(Newser) - Attorney General Pam Bondi teased the release of "the Epstein files" as a show of transparency that would become "breaking news." She and other Republicans have suggested the government was concealing files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Some conservative commentators have insisted there are...

Eric Adams Wants Case Thrown Out Over Misconduct

NYC mayor, Justice Department are asking judge to dismiss charges over prosecutorial conduct

(Newser) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge on Wednesday to toss out the corruption case against him, alleging prosecutorial misconduct, even as the Justice Department seeks dismissal of the charges on the Democrat's behalf. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, his lawyers alleged that the...

Bondi: DOJ Is Suing New York Over Driver's License Law

New York governor calls the move a political stunt

(Newser) - The new attorney general used her first press conference to announce a lawsuit against New York for, as she called it, putting "illegal aliens over American citizens." Pam Bondi took issue with the state's "green light law," which allows driver's licenses to be issued...

Senate Confirms Pam Bondi as AG
Pam Bondi Sworn In,
Takes Charge of DOJ
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Feb 5, 2025 11:20 AM CST

Pam Bondi Sworn In, Takes Charge of DOJ

Fetterman sided with Republicans in 54-46 vote on Tuesday

(Newser) - Pam Bondi was sworn in Wednesday as attorney general, taking charge of the Justice Department as it braces for upheaval. The ceremony took place in the Oval Office and marked the first time President Trump has participated in a second-term swearing-in of a Cabinet member—further evidence of his intense...

Bondi Hedges on 2020 Vote, Investigating Jack Smith

Democrats press attorney general pick in confirmation hearing

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's choice for attorney general sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes, but she would not rule out investigations of his adversaries. Pam Bondi's often-testy confirmation hearing centered on concerns that Trump would seek to use the...

It's a Busy Day for the Senate
It's a Busy Day for the Senate
the rundown
Jan 15, 2025 8:10 AM CST

It's a Busy Day for the Senate

Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio among a half-dozen Cabinet picks slated to appear

(Newser) - Wednesday is set to be a busy day in the Senate, with six confirmation hearings scheduled for President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks. The headline appearances will be Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state and former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi for US attorney general. The Washington Post reports the...

What to Know About New AG Nominee Pam Bondi
What to Know
About New
AG Nominee
Pam Bondi
the rundown
Nov 22, 2024 11:17 AM CST

What to Know About New AG Nominee Pam Bondi

Florida's first female attorney general is a longtime Trump loyalist

(Newser) - Matt Gaetz is out and Pam Bondi is in as the new nominee for attorney general. Here are some highlights from the slew of biographical pieces now moving about her:
  • A first: The big fact about the 59-year-old Bondi is that she served as the first female attorney general of
...

Trump Picks Pam Bondi for Attorney General

Longtime ally defended former president in his first impeachment trial

(Newser) - Hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to become attorney general in the next administration, President-elect Trump named his second choice: Pam Bondi. "For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans–Not anymore," Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday,...

2 Big Names Join Trump's Impeachment Legal Team

Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr are among the president's defense lawyers

(Newser) - We've met the Democratic managers for President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate. Now it's time to meet the commander in chief's defense team. A source tells the Wall Street Journal that, under the leadership of White House counsel Pat Cipollone, Trump's trial lawyers will...

Trump's Florida Donation Turning Into Political Headache

Aide dismisses allegations as 2 newspapers call for investigation

(Newser) - Donald Trump's new "pay to play" trouble continues to generate negative headlines for the candidate. On Wednesday, campaign manager Kellyanne Conway found herself fending off questions from George Stephanopoulos of ABC on whether her boss used a big political donation to sway Florida's attorney general into skipping...

Trump Slams Clinton's 'Disqualifying Conduct'
Trump Slams Clinton's
'Disqualifying Conduct'
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 7, 2016 6:15 AM CDT

Trump Slams Clinton's 'Disqualifying Conduct'

He plans major boost in military spending

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's email scandal is "worse than Watergate," according to Donald Trump. At a rally in North Carolina on Tuesday night, he hit his rival hard over the contents of FBI documents released last week , saying "her conduct is disqualifying," the Guardian reports. He accused...

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