Senate Democrats have postponed the consideration of President Donald Trump\u2019s choice for U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, by at least one week.<\/p>\n
The Judiciary Committee announced on Tuesday that it had canceled its scheduled hearing on Wednesday when members would have had the opportunity to vote to move Bondi\u2019s nomination to the entire Senate.<\/p>\n
\u201cPer Judiciary Committee Rule I.3, any member of the Committee may request an item on the Committee\u2019s agenda be held over for a minimum of seven days. Holds are common practice in the Senate Judiciary Committee,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPursuant to this rule, the Minority will hold Bondi\u2019s nomination for seven days. As a result of this hold, which goes into effect tomorrow, the Committee will not meet in person for this week\u2019s executive business meeting,\u201d the advisory added.<\/p>\n
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said he expects to convene on January 29 and hold a final vote on Bondi\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n
Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, testified before the Judiciary Committee in a confirmation hearing last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf confirmed, I will fight everyday to restore confidence and integrity to the Department of Justice and each of its components,\u201d Bondi said. \u201cThe partisanship, the weaponization, will be gone. America will have one tier of justice for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Bondi made waves when she clashed with some of the committee\u2019s Democrat members, including California Sen. Adam Schiff.<\/p>\n
During his questioning, Schiff tried to secure a commitment from Bondi that she would essentially oppose her boss, the president, on certain pardons that Trump has said he is looking to grant, including many Americans convicted of low-level crimes related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.<\/p>\n
\u201cWill it be your advice to the President: \u2018No, Mr. President. I need to go over them on a case-by-case basis. Do not issue blanket pardons.\u2019 Will that be your advice to the President?\u201d Schiff pressed.<\/p>\n
Bondi replied, \u201cSenator, I have not looked at any of those files. If confirmed, I will look at the files for the pardons as well as the ongoing investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The newly elected senator pressed further and questioned Bondi\u2019s ability to handle the workload. \u201cAnd will you be able to review hundreds of cases on day one?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will look at every file I am asked to look at,\u201d she said before Schiff then insinuated that she won\u2019t because she wouldn\u2019t have the time, which set Bondi off and led her to bring up the fact that Schiff, as a former member of the House Intelligence Committee, was censured by the chamber shortly after Republicans took control following the 2022 elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were censured by Congress, Senator, for comments just like this that are so reckless!\u201d Bondi fired back as Schiff talked over her.<\/p>\n
The tension escalated further when Schiff turned his attention to an apparent investigation involving former Wyoming Republican and Jan. 6 Committee co-chair Liz Cheney.<\/p>\n
A GOP-led subcommittee claimed that Cheney secretly communicated with witness Cassidy Hutchinson through encrypted apps, circumventing Hutchinson\u2019s attorney. The panel has called on the FBI to investigate possible legal violations.<\/p>\n
Cheney has denied the allegations, describing them as false and politically motivated to shield Donald Trump. The FBI has yet to confirm whether it will act on the subcommittee\u2019s recommendations.<\/p>\n
Schiff asked, \u201cI\u2019m asking you, sitting here today, whether you are aware of a factual predicate to investigate Liz Cheney.\u201d Before pivoting to criticize California\u2019s crime rate, Bondi replied, \u201cSenator, no one has asked me to investigate Liz Cheney. That is a hypothetical. The crime rate in California right now is through the roof. Your robberies are 87% higher than the national average. That\u2019s what I want to be focused on, Senator, if I\u2019m confirmed as Attorney General.<\/p>\n
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