What commenced as a standard confirmation hearing swiftly transformed into a contentious exchange when Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi confronted Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), drawing attention to his previous censure by Congress. The former Florida Attorney General faced incisive inquiries from Schiff regarding her views on hypothetical cases and her strategy concerning presidential pardons, resulting in a charged dialogue.
Schiff challenged Bondi early in the discussion, inquiring, “Will your advice to the President be: ‘No, Mr. President. I must assess them individually. Do not issue blanket pardons’?” Bondi replied assertively, “Senator, I have not examined any of those files. If confirmed, I will assess the files pertaining to pardons as well as the ongoing investigations.
