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Abené Clayton

Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s new pick to lead the US justice department?

Pam Bondi Donald Trump United States Florida Jack Smith Matt Gaetz The Associated Press Marjory Stoneman Douglas
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Pam Bondi in Newtown, Pennsylvania, on 18 June 2024. Photograph: Derik Hamilton/AP

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the US justice department, was the first female attorney general of Florida but is perhaps best known in recent years as a loyalist to the former president.

Trump announced Bondi as his nominee for US attorney general on Thursday hours after Matt Gaetz, Trump’s first pick, bowed out of consideration amid growing Republican opposition following sexual misconduct allegations against him.

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