Pam Bondi is being
talked about as Trump’s next attorney general
But she won't say if she wants it.
Republican presidential candidate
Donald Trump walks in the rain with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, as they
arrive at a campaign rally in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. (Loren |
Tampa Bay Times )
Nov. 7
The ink on former Attorney General Jeff Sessions' resignation
letter is barely dry, but Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is already being
talked about as his potential successor.
Multiple media outlets have named Bondi
to Trump's short list, touting her strong ties to the president and the fact
that she'll be out of a job soon.
The outgoing Florida attorney general, Pam Bondi has long
been a Trump ally. She met with the then-president elect at Trump Tower
following his 2016 victory and was considered for a Cabinet position two years
ago. Her tussles with former President Barack Obama no doubt will appeal to
Trump, who is ever-mindful of a need to assuage his conservative base. But the
52-year-old might prefer cashing in after her term expires by heading for a
lucrative private-sector position — or positions. That could include some kind
of cable news show or job — where she still would have the president’s ear
without a public servant’s salary.
Does Bondi want the job, though? Has she discussed it with
Trump? Her office wouldn't say late Wednesday.
"As the Attorney General has repeatedly said, she has not
yet made a decision as to what she will do next," spokesman Whitney Ray
said.
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