Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi took another scalp during a fiery exchange with Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) as she went through her confirmation hearing.
When it was his turn to question Bondi, he brought up President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to pardon several of the individuals convicted for their supposed involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021.
Schiff asked whether Bondi would advise Trump not to issue blanket pardons to all of those who were prosecuted for the riot. “Senator, I have not looked at any of those files. If confirmed, I will look at the files for the parties as well as the ongoing investigation,” the nominee replied.
The senator pushed back, questioning whether Bondi would be able to do this. “Will you be able to review hundreds of cases on day one?” he asked.
Bondi tried answering, saying she “will look at every file I am asked to look at,” before Schiff interjected: “Of course, you won’t. Will you advise the president?”
The nominee answered, “I would have plenty of staff,” but was interrupted again.
Finally, Bondi managed to get more than a few words out, saying she is “not going to mislead this body, nor you,” and said, “You were censured by Congress, senator, for comments just like this that are so reckless.”