Trump selects Pam Bondi as attorney general after Gaetz withdraws from consideration

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Pam Bondi, former Florida Attorney General, as his pick for U.S. attorney general. This announcement follows the withdrawal of Rep. Matt Gaetz from consideration for the position. Trump praised Bondi for her work against drug trafficking and her experience as a prosecutor. He stated that she will refocus the Department of Justice on fighting crime. Gaetz withdrew his nomination, citing that it had become a distraction for Trump’s transition efforts.