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FIRST ON FOX – Dozens of former Justice Department (DOJ) officials sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday asking for confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General Pam Bondi later this month , praising her. commitment to the rule of law and her background as a former Florida attorney general that they said makes her uniquely qualified for the role.
The letter, previewed exclusively on Fox News Digital, was signed by more than 110 seniors Officials of the Department of Justice who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations, including former US Attorneys General John Ashcroft, Jeff Sessions, Bill Barr and Edwin Meese.
Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Deputy Attorneys General Rod Rosenstein and Jeffrey Rosen, and Randy Grossman, who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California under the Biden administration, are among the other notable signatories .
DOJ alumni expressed their “strong and enthusiastic support” for Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, who he also spent 18 years as a prosecutor at the Hillsborough County State’s Attorney’s Office.
“It is all too rare that senior Justice Department officials, let alone attorneys general, have so much experience in the day-to-day work of keeping our communities safe,” they wrote.
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“As a career prosecutor, Attorney General Bondi will be prepared from day one on the job to fight on behalf of the American people to reduce crime, address the opioid crisis, support women and men in blue and restore the credibility of the Department of Justice,” they he wrote in the letter sent to Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
The letter praised Bondi’s work as Florida attorney general, where he led an aggressive crackdown on opioid drugs and the numerous “pill mills” operating in the state when he took office. They also praised what they described as Bondi’s “national reputation” for his work in ending human trafficking and prosecuting violent crime in the state.
Officials also emphasized Bondi’s other accomplishments in Florida, where she won consumer protection victories and economic relief on behalf of residents in the Sunshine State. After the 2008 financial crisis, his work leading the National Mortgage Settlement resulted in $56 billion in compensation to victims, according to the letter, and in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Bondi’s lawsuit against BP and other responsible companies resulted in $2 billion. settlement in economic relief.
The letter also underscored Bondi’s commitment to the rule of law and what former officials touted as his track record of working across the aisle during his more than two decades as prosecutor.
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“Some of us have worked directly with Attorney General Bondi during her time in office and can personally testify to her integrity and devotion to the rule of law,” they wrote. “Many more of us know and admire her well-earned reputation for her long and accomplished career in government service in Florida, her litigation and advocacy on the national stage, and her demonstrated courage as a lawyer.”
“As former DOJ officials, we know firsthand the challenges he will face as attorney general, and we also know he is up to the task.”
Those close to Bondi have praised his long record as a prosecutor and his loyalty to the president-elect, with whom he has worked since 2020, first by helping to represent him in his first impeachment trial and, more recently, in his trial. serve as co-chair of the Center for Law and Justice at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), a think tank created by former Trump staffers.
He also served during Trump’s first presidential term as a member of his Commission on Opioids and Drug Abuse.
Bondi’s former colleagues have told Fox News Digital they expect him to bring the same playbook he used in Florida to Washington, this time aimed at cracking down on drug trafficking, the illicit use of fentanyl and the cartels responsible for smuggling drugs across the border. .
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“We strongly believe that the Department of Justice and the Nation will benefit from Attorney General Bondi’s leadership,” DOJ officials concluded, adding, “We urge you in the strongest possible terms to confirm her as the next Attorney General general of the United States.”