Attorney General Bondi defended the Justice Department before the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressing political targeting, FBI surveillance and more.

Bondi’s approach to Democrats on the oversight hearing was summed up in her response to a question posed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D.-Conn.) about her possible conflicts of interest amid Trump’s acceptance of a $400 million plane from the Qatari government. (Bondi lobbied on behalf of Qatar when she worked for Ballard Partners.)

Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her first hearing since her confirmation.

After fiery exchange over Epstein files, Pam Bondi is unable to answer basic questions about immigrants in Chicago - Trump’s attorney general faces Senate Judiciary Committee grilling in first oversig

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly deflected questions as she sought during a combative congressional hearing on Tuesday to defend herself against growing criticism that she’s turning the law enforcement agency into a weapon to seek vengeance against President Donald Trump’s political opponents.

Ahead of Bondi’s testimony, more than 280 former DOJ employees wrote a letter, urging Congress for more oversight due to the “degradation” of oaths to the U.S. Constitution and to upholding the law under the Trump administration.

During a Senate Judiciary hearing on Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi chose to verbally attack Senator Dick Durbin rather than answer his basic question regarding the legal justification for sending the military into U.S. cities.

Bondi issued a memo directing law enforcement agencies to send agents to crack down on protests outside ICE facilities.