Senate confirms Pam Bondi as attorney general

The Senate has voted to confirm Pam Bondi as the next attorney general. 

Her confirmation passed the Republican-led chamber with a bipartisan vote 54 - 46. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was the lone Democrat to vote in her favor.

The former two-time attorney general of Florida will now lead the Department of Justice which oversees a whopping 115,000 employees. 

The Senate has voted to confirm Pam Bondi as the next attorney general. 

Her confirmation passed the Republican-led chamber with a bipartisan vote 54 - 46. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was the lone Democrat to vote in her favor.

The former two-time attorney general of Florida will now lead the Department of Justice which oversees a whopping 115,000 employees. 

'We need an Attorney General who knows their duty is to the people – not the President. That person is not Pam Bondi,' Sen. Adam Schiff posted on X before the confirmation vote.

 

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