Florida’s first female attorney general to succeed Gaetz

However, Ms Bondi’s time as attorney general has not been without controversy – and her association with Mr Trump has sometimes landed her in difficult positions.

In 2014, Ms. Bondi came under fire when she asked Florida’s governor to delay the execution of a killer because it conflicted with one of her campaign events.

She later admitted the mistake, saying that “nothing is more important than justice being done.”

The 59-year-old was also forced to deny claims that she failed to file a lawsuit against Trump University, where students claimed they were cheated out of thousands of dollars in tuition fees, because of a $25,000 donation she received from the reality of that time. TV star.

Mr Trump later agreed to pay $25 million. during his 2016 campaign in a lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general.

After leaving office, Ms. Bondi joined Mr. Trump’s team as one of the lawyers who fought his first impeachment battle.

In his first term, Trump was accused of conditioning military aid to Ukraine on an investigation into political rival Joe Biden, who went on to defeat Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

The then-president was ultimately acquitted by the Senate after a trial, with senators voting largely along party lines.

Ms. Bondi later joined the America First Policy Institute, a MAGA think tank and recruiting site for members of the incoming Trump administration, as head of its legal division.