Future US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he had chosen one of his close friends, Pam Bondi, a member of his defense team during his impeachment trial in 2020, to serve as Minister of Justice after the elected official’s withdrawal. Matt Gaetz.
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“I have the honor to announce that the former Attorney General of Florida, Pam Bondi, will be our next Minister of Justice,” wrote Donald Trump in his Truth Social network, a few hours after the withdrawal of the controversial Matt Gaetz. “For too long, the Department of Justice has been used against me and other Republicans. Not anymore,” he added.
After leaving office as Florida attorney general in 2019, Pam Bondi served on Donald Trump’s team of lawyers during his Senate impeachment trial.
He was accused of having tried to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – during a telephone conversation that has gone down in history – so that Kyiv would investigate the son of Joe Biden, his rival for the 2020 presidential election, in exchange for crucial military aid.
Pam Bondi then joined the team of lawyers who led her unsuccessful legal challenge to Joe Biden’s election.
