Calif., questioned attorney general nominee Pam Bondi if she would investigate former special counsel Jack Smith or former Rep. Liz Cheney during her Senate confirmation hearing.

Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono asked Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, what role the White House will have in directing operations of the Department of Justice: SEN. MAZIE HIRONO: We want an attorney general who bases decisions on facts.

Here are five key takeaways from the first day of Bondis confirmation hearing: Accusing President Joe Biden of coordinating political prosecutions, Bondi said that she would only bring cases based on facts and law and said she has not discussed starting investigations of Trumps enemies with the president-elect.

Today was the first day of Pam Bondi's Senate confirmation hearing. Bondi is President-elect Trump's nominee for Attorney General. Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman joins Katy Tur to discuss her answers on questions about Kash Patel,

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, listens during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) The best thing about Pam Bondi is that she’s not Matt Gaetz,

Calif., grilled Pam Bondi on how she would act in terms of President-elect Trump's political opponents, leading to a fiery response from Bondi.

Democrats questioned Bondi's independence and refusal to affirm the legitimacy of 2020 election during her confirmation hearing.

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was hailed by conservatives for her "absolutely dominating" a line of questioning from California Sen. Schiff.

Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi vowed she would remove politics from the Department of Justice during the first day of her confirmation hearing, though her refusal to answer key questions about Trump’s 2020 election loss and his outspoken desire for retribution raised concerns about how she would execute her promise.

One lever available to Trump is ordering the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to audit his rivals: during the first Trump White House, former FBI Director James Comey was put through a brutal, forensic audit. Nonprofit journalism newsrooms that criticise the President-elect could have their charitable status revoked by the Treasury Department.

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration comes at a pivotal time in American history. Insulated from controversy, Trump will enter the White House more prepared than when he first won in 2016.