What started as a routine confirmation hearing quickly turned into a fiery exchange when Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi clashed with Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), highlighting his prior censure by Congress. The former Florida Attorney General faced pointed questions from Schiff about her stance on hypothetical cases and her approach to presidential pardons, leading to a tense back-and-forth.<\/p>\n
Schiff pressed Bondi early on, asking, \u201cWill it be your advice to the President: \u2018No, Mr. President. I need to review them on a case-by-case basis. Do not issue blanket pardons.\u2019 Will that be your advice?\u201d Bondi responded firmly, \u201cSenator, I have not reviewed any of those files. If confirmed, I will evaluate the files for the pardons as well as the ongoing investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The exchange escalated as Schiff questioned whether Bondi could handle the workload. \u201cAnd will you be able to review hundreds of cases on day one?\u201d he asked. Bondi countered, \u201cI will review every file I\u2019m tasked with. I\u2019m not going to mislead this body, nor you.\u201d The tension peaked when Bondi brought up Schiff\u2019s prior censure by Congress, stating, \u201cYou were censured by Congress, Senator, for comments like this that are so reckless!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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