Five takeaways from Pam Bondi's tense, partisan Senate hearing
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Pam Bondi's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee was expected to be a contentious, partisan affair. It lived up to that billing. The attorney general was making her first appearance at a congressional oversight hearing - and it was a timely one. Two weeks ago, her justice department indicted former FBI Director James Comey, triggering an outcry from Democratic politicians. Her testimony on Tuesday also came just a day after a group of former justice department employees released a letter accusing Bondi of helping to take a "sledgehammer" to "longstanding work the department has done to protect communities and the rule of law". Nerves were raw, and Bondi was clearly ready for a fight.
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