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Pam Bondi is the Attorney General of the United States.

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90%
The NPR Politics PodcastOct 26, 2026
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Pam Bondi is identified as the Attorney General of the United States in the provided search results, with information indicating her nomination by President-elect Donald Trump and swearing-in in early 2025.

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… there is a degree of independence between, um, the Justice Department and Justice Department leadership and the White House, and that is quite simply not how this president views his relationship with the Justice Department. And we have also heard from, um, first Attorney General Pam Bondi and now Attorney General Todd Blanch that, uh, they also view their relationship with the White House, uh, the same way that the president does. Alright, we are gonna take a quick break, and we will be right back. …
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What we found

Supports. Pam Bondi was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as Attorney General and underwent a confirmation hearing in January 2025.[1]

Supports. She was sworn in as the U.S. Attorney General on February 5, 2025.[2]

Supports. Multiple articles published in 2025 refer to Pam Bondi as the U.S. Attorney General, discussing her actions and statements in this role.[3][4][5][6][7]

Context. Prior to becoming the U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi served as the Attorney General for the state of Florida, a position she held as early as 2010.[8][9][10]

Sources

10 sources: 7 tier 2, 2 tier 1, 1 not rated

  1. 1We fact-checked the Senate confirmation hearing for Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general. She said there was a peaceful transfer of power in January 2021, ignoring the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and misled about Trump’s 2021 call with Georgia election officials.politifact.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  2. 2PolitiFact | Pam Bondipolitifact.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  3. 3PolitiFact | Trump-era fentanyl seizures have not saved up to 258 million lives, as Pam Bondi said. Here's why.politifact.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  4. 4The Trump administration acts on Biden-era gun policiespolitifact.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  5. 5PolitiFact | Sen. Josh Hawley said the FBI ‘tapped my phone.’ That’s not what happened.politifact.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  6. 6Pam Bondi Archives - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · tier 1 · cited for: supports
  7. 7Bondi Far Overstates the Impact of Fentanyl Seizures on American Lives - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · tier 1 · cited for: supports
  8. 8PolitiFact | A closer look at the Anderson Cooper-Pam Bondi face-offpolitifact.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
  9. 9PolitiFact | In defending health care suit, new Florida AG says the United States is the only federalist country in the worldpolitifact.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
  10. 10PolitiFact | Attorney General candidate Pam Bondi's stance on gay adoption under attack by social conservativepolitifact.com · not rated · cited for: context

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