Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi said Wednesday that under her leadership, the “partisan weaponization” of the Justice Department will end.

bondi affirmed Her determination to ensure “one step of justice” for all during confirmation hearings.

“If confirmed by the U.S. Attorney General, my overriding objective will be to return the Department of Justice to its core mission of keeping Americans safe and vigorously enforcing our laws,” Bondi told the Senate Judiciary Committee. That’s probably true.” “To do that, we must go back to basics: prosecuting violent crimes and gang activity, stopping child predators and drug traffickers, protecting our nation from terrorists and other foreign threats, and addressing the overwhelming crisis at our borders.” The Department of Justice must also return to defending the fundamental rights of all Americans, including free speech, the free exercise of religion, and the right to bear arms.”

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Bondi emphasized President-elect Donald Trump’s “leadership on criminal justice reform,” which he said is “because the president is not afraid to do things that are considered ‘too difficult’ and bring about real solutions.” It shows what’s possible when we reach across the aisle to the world.” ”

“Like the president, I believe we are on the cusp of a new golden age,” where the Department of Justice can and will do better, Bondi said. (Related: Exclusive: Major sheriff organizations rally in support of Pam Bondi ahead of confirmation)

Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Bondi in his opening statement that the changes she makes must ensure that the weaponization of the Justice Department under the Biden administration “will never happen again.” He emphasized Special Counsel Jack Smith’s “court” and the Justice Department’s professional prosecution of Trump. -Let’s take lifestyle activists as an example.

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