Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s pick for attorney general,<\/p>\n
had a viral moment during her Senate confirmation hearing when she was<\/p>\n
questioned by Louisiana GOP Sen. John Kennedy about the importance of removing<\/p>\n
\u201cpoliticization\u201d from the Department of Justice. Kennedy asked about Michael Avenatti,<\/p>\n
once a prominent media figure and attorney who regularly criticized Trump. \u201cDo you know where Mr.<\/p>\n
Avenatti is today?\u201d he inquired. \u201cPrison, senator,\u201d Bondi replied with a smile. Kennedy then<\/p>\n
pivoted to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced entrepreneur. \u201cWhere is Mr. Bankman-Fried today?\u201d<\/p>\n
he asked. Bondi answered, \u201cJail.\u201d Kennedy criticized the Justice Department\u2019s decision<\/p>\n
to prosecute Trump, claiming that a minority within the department had \u201cdelegitimized<\/p>\n
America\u2019s criminal justice system.\u201d Bondi called for an end to the politicization<\/p>\n
of the department, asserting, \u201cPolitics has to be taken out of this system<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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