DONOR DARLING PAM BONDI TO FACE QUESTIONS ABOUT HER RECORD DURING CONFIRMATION HEARING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
JANUARY 14, 2025
PRESS CONTACT:
Sarah Harris, [email protected]
Bondi’s career has been defined by putting wealthy donors, and herself, ahead of hardworking Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold the first day of hearings on Donald Trump’s Attorney General nominee, Pam Bondi. Better known for her scandals than her service, Bondi’s record as Florida Attorney General shows a troubling pattern of protecting wealthy political donors while abandoning the people who elected her.
Stand Up America’s Executive Director, Christina Harvey, released the following statement ahead of the hearing:
“Pam Bondi is a political donor’s dream and working Americans’ worst nightmare. As Florida Attorney General, she repeatedly protected her wealthy donors from investigation at the expense of protecting the working people they ripped off.
“In just one such instance, she took thousands of dollars in campaign donations from a loan servicer accused of tricking hardworking families out of their homes during the foreclosure crisis, then fired the attorneys in her office who were trying to hold that same loan servicer accountable.
“Bondi’s record is as clear as it is corrupt. We simply can’t trust her to stand up for working Americans as our nation’s highest law enforcement official.”
On the heels of the 2010 foreclosure crisis, Pam Bondi sided with banks over American homeowners. Bondi, who became Florida’s attorney general in 2011, fired two attorneys who uncovered banks and loan servicers were using false documents to foreclose on homeowners. That was after Bondi accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from one of those loan servicers and its affiliates. Bondi sidelined the lawyers’ efforts, removed them from the case, and eventually fired them without explanation. That was after Bondi accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from one of those loan servicers and its affiliates.
In 2013, Pam Bondi was at the center of a “pay-to-play” scandal after soliciting and receiving a $25,000 campaign contribution from Donald Trump while her office was considering whether to join a New York investigation into alleged fraud at Trump University. The timing of Bondi’s request for the donation raised serious ethical concerns, as her office ultimately chose not to pursue action against Trump, a decision that sparked accusations of bribery.
In the same year, as Florida’s attorney general, Pam Bondi faced backlash for prioritizing her political ambitions over her duties when she requested a delay in the execution of a convicted murderer because it conflicted with one of her campaign fundraisers. After leaving the Attorney General’s office, Bondi became a registered lobbyist for corporate giants like Amazon and Uber—companies facing significant criticism for exploiting workers, price gouging, and allegations of illegally trying to stifle competition to keep prices high and increase their profits.
To speak with a representative at Stand Up America about our work opposing the Bondi nomination, please reach out to [email protected].
###
About Stand Up America
Stand Up America is a progressive advocacy organization with nearly two million community members across the country. Focused on grassroots advocacy to stand up to corruption and voter suppression and build a more representative democracy, Stand Up America has driven over 1.7 million calls to lawmakers, registered over 100,000 voters, mobilized thousands of protestors, and contacted tens of millions of voters.
Website: StandUpAmerica.com
Twitter: @StandUpAmerica
Instagram: @StandUp_America
Facebook: @StandUpAmerica