President-elect Donald Trump has found a backup to be the country's top law enforcement officer, nominating Pam Bondi to be the U.S. attorney general. Trump tapped Bondi for the job after his initial pick, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), bowed out of contention amid sexual misconduct and sex trafficking allegations.

It didn’t take President-elect Donald Trump long to rebound from former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz’s decision not to seek confirmation as attorney general. Hours later, Trump proposed that the job instead go to another resident of his home state, former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi.

Florida’s first female state attorney general, she became a member of Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team and backed his false claims of election fraud in 2020.

Pam Bondi, a longtime loyalist to President-elect Donald Trump and his pick for attorney general, is headed to Capitol Hill next week to start meetings with key Republicans in Congress, paving the way for a smooth confirmation.

President-elect Donald Trump’s new pick to lead his administration’s Department of Justice is receiving a much warmer reception on Capitol Hill and within his party. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's nomination came just hours after his first choice – scandal-plagued former Congressman Matt Gaetz – withdrew his name from consideration.

Following the departure of Donald Trump’s attorney general pick Matt Gaetz, who was forced to step down after being dogged by allegations he slept with a high school girl, attention will turn to his defence secretary hopeful, Pete Hegseth.

Pam Bondi will be Donald Trump's new Attorney General? She's kept her life pretty private, but read on for what we know about her relationship history.