Pam Bondi’s Corporate Lobbying History Makes Her Unsuitable to be U.S. Attorney General

January 15, 2025

Pam Bondi's Corporate Lobbying History Makes Her Unsuitable to be U.S. Attorney General

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President-elect Donald Trump's Attorney General pick Pam Bondi will go before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, but her deep ties to corporate interests make her unfit for the role.

Public Citizen Democracy Advocate Jon Golinger authored a recent report on Bondi's 30 corporate and foreign lobbying clients. Golinger says Bondi's background could spark multiple conflicts of interest for her and the Department of Justice (DOJ) if she were to be confirmed for the position.

"When Pam Bondi left her post as Florida Attorney General, she went right to work as a registered lobbyist for big corporations and registered foreign agent serving foreign interests," said Golinger. "The U.S. Attorney General should be the American people's lawyer - not a corporate lobbyist with a closet full of conflicted clients, many of whom seek government contracts or are being investigated by the very Justice Department Bondi now seeks to lead. It's deeply troubling that on Bondi's Senate Nominee Questionnaire she didn't identify a single one of her potential lobbying conflicts. When the agendas of Bondi's corporate lobbying clients clash with the needs of the American people, the question is: who will win and who will lose?"

Public Citizen Co-President Lisa Gilbert, who will testify as an outside witness Thursday at day two of Bondi's hearing, says Bondi's record could lead to a politicization of the DOJ.

"A Department of Justice run by Pam Bondi could jeopardize the agency's accountability to the American people," said Gilbert. "The DOJ must enforce our laws, hold corporate wrongdoers accountable and protect the rule of law. With such ties to big money and corporate interests, Pam Bondi is unsuitable for the role of U.S. Attorney General."

Check out Public Citizen's Tracker on Trump Appointees' Corporate Conflicts of Interest.