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President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named the former attorney general of Florida, Pam Bondi, as his new choice to become Attorney General.
The news came just hours after former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from the running.
Bondi is a longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during his first impeachment trial, when he was accused — but not convicted — of abusing his power as he tried to condition U.S. military assistance to Ukraine on that country investigating then-former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Bondi was among a group of Republicans who showed up to support Trump at his hush money criminal trial in New York that ended in May with a conviction on 34 felony counts. She’s been a chair at the America First Policy Institute, a think tank set up by former Trump administration staffers.
“For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans - Not anymore,” Trump said in a social media post. “Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again.”
Polymarket opened a betting market on who would become Trump's AG and, following Thursday night's breaking news, Bondi went from nonexistent to 92%.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if Donald Trump appoints Pam Bondi as Attorney General by June 30, 2025, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A candidate will be considered to have been appointed if they are confirmed to the position through a senate vote, appointed through a recess appointment, or is otherwise officially made the Attorney General.
This market will resolve based on the first Trump candidate who is appointed as Attorney General - if another candidate is appointed to this position first, this market will immediately resolve to "No".
The resolution source for this market is information from the U.S. Government.
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