US attorney general Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate judiciary committee during a hearing on oversight of the department of justice at the Capitol. Photograph: Kenny Holston /The New York Times
US attorney general Pam Bondi spent more than four contentious hours on Tuesday testifying to the Senate judiciary committee, where she sparred repeatedly with Democrats over her handling of the justice department as US president Donald Trump erodes its independence and seeks prosecutions of his enemies.
Here are three key takeaways from the hearing.
Bondi put on a combative, cagey performance
Bondi spent much of the hearing counter-punching against Democrats, who demanded answers about how she was overseeing a raft of politically sensitive cases, and the firings and resignations of prosecutors and FBI agents who handled such cases.
The hearing was far more confrontationa
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