Pam Bondi
American lawyer and politician
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March 18 2025 | Bondi filed a legal document stating there was no justification to provide additional information about deportation flights as requested by a federal judge. |
March 18 2025 | Filed a legal document stating there is no justification to provide additional information about deportation flights as requested by Judge Boasberg. |
March 17 2025 | Bondi and Justice Department officials submitted a legal filing arguing that an oral directive from a federal judge was not enforceable regarding deportation flights. |
March 17 2025 | Submitted a legal filing arguing against an oral directive from Chief Judge James Boasberg regarding deportation flights for alleged members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. |
March 17 2025 | Submitted a legal filing arguing that an oral directive from a federal judge is not enforceable as an injunction, in relation to deportation flights. |
March 15 2025 | Bondi publicly criticized district court judge James Boasberg for issuing a 14-day restraining order on the deportation of approximately 300 Venezuelan nationals. |
2025 | Pam Bondi began serving as Attorney General of the United States, taking on a high-profile federal legal leadership role. |
February 5 2025 | Sworn in as the 87th Attorney General by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. |
February 5 2025 | On first day in office, took several significant actions including shutting down the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force and DOJ's Task Force KleptoCapture, and initiating investigations into the 'weaponization' of the federal government. |
February 5 2025 | Sworn in as the 87th United States Attorney General. |
February 5 2025 | Bondi was sworn in as Attorney General by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. |
February 4 2025 | Confirmed as Attorney General in a 54-46 Senate vote. |
January 29 2025 | The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Bondi's attorney general nomination in a 12-10 vote, with all Democrats opposing her nomination. |
January 16 2025 | Second hearing at the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, featuring witnesses discussing Bondi's career and lobbyist background. |
January 16 2025 | Second hearing of Pam Bondi's nomination, featuring witnesses including Dave Aronberg, Nicholas B. Cox, Emery Gainey, Lisa Gilbert, and Mary B. McCord. |
January 15 2025 | First hearing of Pam Bondi's nomination at the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, where questions were raised about potential conflicts of interest with lobbyist projects for The GEO Group and Qatar. |
2024 | Bondi continued working as a lobbyist at Ballard Partners until at least 2024. |
2024 | By 2024, Bondi led the legal arm of the America First Policy Institute, working to file voting lawsuits related to the 2024 presidential election. |
2024 | Pam Bondi was appointed to lead the legal arm of the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute. |
November 21 2024 | President-elect Trump announced Bondi would be nominated for United States Attorney General. |
November 21 2024 | President-elect Trump announced her nomination for United States attorney general. |
November 21 2024 | President-elect Donald Trump announced that Pam Bondi would be nominated for United States attorney general after the previous nominee, Matt Gaetz, withdrew. |
2021 | Trump appointed Pam Bondi to the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during the lame-duck session after his presidency. |
2021 | Records were reported by The Daily Beast showing that Trump's organization was aware the $25,000 donation was made to Bondi's PAC in Florida, not a Kansas non-profit. These documents were characterized by a CREW spokesperson as a significant piece of evidence supporting the allegations. |
2020 | Trump appointed Bondi to the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during the lame-duck session following the 2020 election. |
2020 | Bondi spoke in support of Trump at the 2020 Republican National Convention. |
2020 | Continued lobbying efforts by Bondi for anti-human trafficking issues related to the Qatar FIFA World Cup. |
2020 | Became a vocal supporter of Trump's attempts to challenge the 2020 United States presidential election results. |
November 5 2020 | In an appearance on Fox News, Bondi refused to provide evidence for her claims of voter fraud when challenged by host Steve Doocy. |
January 17 2020 | Pam Bondi was named as part of Trump's defense team for the Senate impeachment trial. |
2019 | Left the Qatari project to work in a temporary position as White House Counsel during President Trump's first impeachment proceedings. |
2019 | After leaving her role as Florida attorney general, Bondi continued to have meetings with Lev Parnas, who was later arrested and accused of illegally funneling foreign money from Ukrainians and Russians to Republican politicians. |
2019 | After her final term as Florida attorney general, Pam Bondi was hired by Ballard Partners and began working as a registered foreign agent for the government of Qatar. |
2019 | Pam Bondi completed her term as Florida attorney general, having served from 2011 to 2019. |
2019 | Bondi lobbied Congress on anti-human trafficking efforts in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. |
December 5 2019 | Concluded lobbying work for KGL KSCC. |
November 2019 | Bondi was hired by the first Trump administration to assist during Trump's first impeachment proceedings, obtaining special Government employee status to balance her roles as a government employee and a lobbyist. |
November 2019 | A New York state court ordered Donald Trump to close down his foundation and pay $2 million in damages for misusing it, which included the illegal donation to Pam Bondi. |
July 17 2019 | Registered as a foreign agent for IGT Global Technologies, a UK-based sports betting and lottery equipment company. |
April 10 2019 | Bondi began lobbying for KGL KSCC, a Kuwaiti international investment company, working on issues related to potential Global Magnitsky Act violations and imprisonment. |
2018 | Bondi had several meetings with Lev Parnas, a businessman with close ties to Rudy Giuliani and Ukraine, while serving as Florida attorney general. |
2018 | Bondi joined with 19 other Republican-led states in a lawsuit aiming to overturn the Affordable Care Act's bans on health insurance companies charging those with pre-existing conditions higher premiums or denying them coverage. |
August 2018 | While serving as Florida attorney general, Bondi co-hosted The Five on Fox News three days in a row and appeared on Sean Hannity's show. This move raised ethical questions, as the Florida Commission on Ethics denied that they had approved her appearance. |
2017 | Bondi began a relationship with John Wakefield. |
September 2016 | The IRS determined that the donation to Bondi's PAC violated laws against political contributions from nonprofit organizations and ordered Trump to pay a fine for the contribution. |
July 2016 | Pam Bondi gave a speech at the Republican National Convention, where she led chants of 'Lock her up' directed at the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. |
June 2016 | Was interviewed by CNN reporter Anderson Cooper following the Orlando nightclub shooting, discussing her support for the LGBT community amid criticism of her past legal actions against same-sex marriage. |
June 2016 | Amid renewed criticism regarding the Trump donation to her PAC, Bondi's spokesman revealed that she had solicited the donation directly from Trump prior to her office's consideration of the lawsuit against Trump University. |
March 14 2016 | Pam Bondi endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 Florida Republican presidential primary, citing a long-standing friendship with him. |
November 2014 | Pam Bondi was re-elected as Florida attorney general, receiving 55% of the vote against her Democratic challenger George Sheldon. |
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