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Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Josh Hawley
Republican·Missouri

Hawley Questions AG Nominee Pam Bondi, Secures Pledge to Investigate Prior Biden DOJ Abuses

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
In today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)questionedPam Bondi, President Trump’s Attorney General pick, on the most “disgraceful chapters” of weaponization carried out by President Biden’s Department of Justice. Senator Hawley subsequently secured her commitment to investigate the Biden Administration’s spying in churches and who was responsible.
“In the last four years, this Administration has carried out an unprecedented attack and campaign against people of faith,”said Senator Hawley.
The Biden Admin oversaw the most disgraceful chapter of the DOJ in history: pursuingattack campaignson people of faith by targeting pregnancy centers and churches.Trump’s AG pick, Pam Bondi, pledged to reverse course on this weaponization and do right by the American people.
Watch the full cliphere.
In a second round of questioning, Senator Hawleyreferencedthe Biden Administration’s FBI targeting of parents questioning critical race theory at school board meetings.
“Garland never apologized for it, he never did anything about it, and it is still in effect,”said Senator Hawley. Bondi committed to reviewing the memo and doing the right thing.
Continuing his fight tosecure passageof theRadiation Exposure Compensation Act(RECA), Senator Hawley also secured Bondi’s commitment to further look into RECA and the continued issues across Missouri if confirmed as Attorney General.

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Source: https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-questions-ag-nominee-pam-bondi-secures-pledge-to-investigate-prior-biden-doj-abuses
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