Before Attorney General Pam Bondi became the top law enforcer in the United States, her former friends and colleagues described her as a “sweet” but dedicated prosecutor with “debilitating insecurity” who also loved dogs, children and the gay community.
In a series of interviews with Bondi’s lifelong friends, former confidants and colleagues for The Atlantic, people who once knew the attorney general say her personality and values transformed her into a pugnacious, defensive and isolated person after she became involved in Republican politics.
