‘Masterclass’: Bondi flips script on Democratic senator after suggesting he’ll use Justice Department as a weapon

Conservatives celebrated on social media President-elect Trump Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi’s response to a question from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R., during her confirmation hearing Wednesday.

“Wouldn’t it be appropriate for a prosecutor to start with a name and look for a crime?” Whitehouse said during his questioning. “It’s a prosecutor’s job to start with a crime and look for a name. Correct?”

Bondi responded by highlighting the federal government’s investigations into Trump.

“Senator, I think that’s the problem with gun use that we’ve seen over the last four years and what’s been happening to Donald Trump,” Bondi said.

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Democrat. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi at her confirmation hearing. (Getty Images)

“They targeted Donald Trump. They went after him, in fact they started in 2016. They targeted his campaign. They have launched countless investigations against him. That will not be the case. If I am attorney general, I will not politicize that office,” Bondi said. “I will not attack people simply because of their political affiliation. Justice will be administered impartially throughout this country. Senator, we have to put this country back together. We have to move forward or we are going to lose our country.”

conservatives in social networks He quickly realized the exchange.

“Pam Bondi totally flips the script on Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D), who tried to make it seem like she would weaponize the Department of Justice,” said Eric Daughtery, deputy news director for Florida’s Voice News. published in X. “Master class.”

“Pam Bondi is making Sheldon Whitehouse look stupid,” said Trump ’24 Deputy Director of Rapid Response Greg Price published in X.

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“Senator Whitehouse explains in an ironic way that prosecutors should identify a crime and then look for a suspect, not the other way around,” Katie Pavlich, Fox News contributor. published in X.

“Bondi responds by explaining that the Justice Department did the opposite of Trump for years.”

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse leaves the Senate Democrats’ luncheon on Capitol Hill on June 13, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached out to Whitehouse’s office but did not immediately receive a response.

Bondi is expected to be confirmed by the US Senate and some have speculated that she will get some votes from Democrats.