When U.S. President Donald Trump began his second term in 2025, he chose Pam Bondi as his attorney general. In 2010, Bondi was elected Florida's first female attorney general, and she has been a longtime supporter of Trump, backing him during his first run for president in 2016.
Since beginning her tenure, Bondi has supported Trump's various agendas. Critics of the Trump administration have said Bondi has politicized the Justice Department by demanding complete loyalty to Trump and purging the agency of career lawyers, while supporters of the president have defended her actions.
In April 2025, Bondi announced a lawsuit against Maine alleging that the state was violating Title IX by allowing transgender female athletes to participate in girls' and women's sports. Bondi also has defended Trump's immigration policies by supporting the removal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador and spreading allegations that he is a member of the international criminal MS-13 network.
While in charge of the Justice Department, Bondi has been the target of a number of rumors that we explore below:
