Attorney General Pam Bondi will face lawmakers at a congressional hearing amid growing questions about political influence over the Justice Department.
Attorney General Pam Bondi will face lawmakers at a congressional hearing Tuesday amid growing questions about political influence over a Justice Department that has already criminally charged one of President Donald Trump’s longtime foes and is facing intense White House pressure to prosecute others.
The testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee comes just ahead of former FBI Director James Comey’s first court appearance following an indictment that has deepened concerns that the department is being used to seek vengeance against the president’s political opponents. It also comes as federal law enforcement officials surge into several cities across the U.S. to combat crime and enforce immigration laws.
The hearing is likely to split along deeply partisan lines, with Republicans expected to laud the Justice Department’s efforts to confront violent crime and reverse Biden-era priorities. Democrats, by contrast, are poised to grill Bondi about a turbulent eight-month tenure that, in addition to politically charged investigations, has also been defined by mass firings and resignations of experienced prosecutors, including some who investigated Trump, resisted Trump administration pressure or simply served in senior roles in the prior administration.
