Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick for attorney general, is a longtime loyalist

President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to nominate former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi to become the next U.S. attorney general, hours after former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) withdrew. Gaetz has been accused of sexual misconduct, allegations he has denied, and faced a narrowing path to confirmation in the Senate before dropping his bid.

Bondi, 59, is a longtime Trump loyalist who served on the defense team during his first impeachment trial. Her selection to be the country’s top law enforcement official follows a presidential campaign in which Trump criticized the justice system as “weaponized” against him and vowed retribution in a second term.