WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has announced Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida, as his new pick for attorney general. The announcement came hours after former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was Trump’s first pick, withdrew from consideration for the post. “Pam was a prosecutor for nearly 20 years, where sh...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump named Matt Gaetz as attorney general on Wednesday. “It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States,” Trump said on his Truth Social media platform. Gaetz is a “deeply gifted and tenacious att...
Washington, United States – AFP US Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the Justice Department on Tuesday against what he called “repeated attacks” and conspiracy theories floated by Republican lawmakers. “I will not be intimidated,” Garland said in remarks at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. ̶...
