AG nominee Pam Bondi won't say that Trump lost 2020 election

Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi on Wednesday dodged a question from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) about whether President-elect Trump lost the 2020 election.

Bondi echoed other Republicans in stating that President Biden is now the president, but she would not say that Trump lost, and she described the transition as peaceful despite the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

“President Biden is the President of the United States. He was duly sworn in, and he is the President of the United States. There was a peaceful transition of power. President Trump left office and was overwhelmingly elected in 2024,” Bondi said.

She went on to float possible fraud in Pennsylvania, where she aided the Trump campaign in challenging the election.

“What I can tell you is what I saw firsthand when I went to Pennsylvania as an advocate for the campaign….I saw many things there. But do I accept the results? Of course, I do.”

That response was unsatisfactory to Durbin.

“I think that question deserved yes or no, and I think the length of your answer is an indication that you weren't prepared to answer yes,” he responded.

Bondi also fielded questions about Trump’s plans to pardon those convicted for the Jan. 6 riot, saying she would have to evaluate pardons on a case by case basis.

“The pardons, of course, fall under the president, but if asked to look at those cases. I will look at each case and advise on a case by case basis, just as I did my entire career as a prosecutor,” she said.

“Let me be very clear in speaking to you, I condemn any violence on a law enforcement officer in this country.”