Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is reaffirming his support for Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Attorney General.
Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday advanced Bondi’s nomination via a party-line, 12-10 vote Monday Wednesday. The former Florida Attorney General is expected to be confirmed on the Senate floor in the coming days.
“Pam Bondi is an excellent selection for U.S. Attorney General. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated her commitment to the rule of law and the impartial, equal application of it,” Marshall said. “On Day 1, Pam will be ready to lead and to restore the credibility of the U.S. Department of Justice and, rest assured, Alabama will benefit from her partnership.”
Earlier this month, Alabama led a coalition of female state attorneys general and senior legal officials in sending a letter to Senate leadership expressing their strong support for Trump’s pick.
ICYMI: It’s time for the Senate to confirm Pam Bondi. pic.twitter.com/XyJQr9AmtT
— Attorney General Steve Marshall (@AGSteveMarshall) January 28, 2025
The letter recounts in detail the many ways that the outgoing administration has prioritized radical gender ideology over the needs and concerns of women, undermining important protections for women and girls in areas like incarceration, human trafficking prevention, and domestic violence.
“Our country is preparing to turn the page on a dark chapter of the United States Justice Department during which the needs and concerns of America’s women were readily and regularly sacrificed in service to a radical anti-woman agenda,” the letter said. “General Bondi’s experience as Attorney General of Florida, our nation’s third largest state, uniquely equips her to rapidly disentangle the Department from its questionable policy priorities and repair the damage inflicted by the Garland Justice Department in the context of public safety, incarceration, privacy, and freedom, generally.”
The letter concluded the Bondi proved herself capable of the job during her long career and during her testimony at the confirmation hearings.
“We are confident, however, that Pam Bondi will restore thoughtfulness, integrity, and grit to the agency and that she will weaponize the DOJ only to combat crime, not to promote an extreme agenda or to punish those with whom she disagrees,” the letter said. “Over the course of her confirmation hearings this week, she has proven that she is simply the right Attorney General for her time. It is our honor to offer our highest endorsement of our friend and former colleague, Pam Bondi, for United States Attorney General.”
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