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Pam Bondi

Former Florida and U.S. attorney general

Personal / institutional details

Full name
Pamela Jo Bondi
Born
November 17, 1965 · Tampa, Florida
Education
University of Florida (1987); Stetson University College of Law (1990)
Public offices
Florida attorney general (2011–2019); U.S. attorney general (2025–2026)
Affiliation
America First Policy Institute (before federal appointment)

Pam Bondi is an American Republican attorney who served as Florida attorney general and subsequently as the 87th U.S. attorney general under Donald Trump from 2025 to 2026.

Florida and advocacy career

Bondi practiced as a prosecutor in Hillsborough County before winning Florida’s 2010 attorney-general election. After leaving state office, she participated in Trump’s first-term White House legal work and held policy roles at the America First Policy Institute.

U.S. Justice Department

Bondi was sworn in as attorney general in February 2025. Her tenure ended in 2026, and Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general on August 10, 2026, after serving as deputy and acting attorney general. Her role in the department’s oversight of FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino is an institutional reporting relationship, not automatically a private alliance.

Connections

The supported relationships include Donald Trump’s appointment, the America First Policy Institute and successive DOJ leadership relationships with Blanche and Patel. Their dates should be kept distinct.

References

  1. https://www.justice.gov/ag/bio/attorney-general-pamela-bondi
  2. https://www.justice.gov/ag/staff-profile/meet-attorney-general
  3. https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/new-fbi-director-takes-oath-of-office
  4. https://www.axios.com/2025/08/18/fbi-co-director-bongino-bailey-bondi-patel

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Documented connections

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  • America First Policy Institute (AFPI) (organization) — organization leadership: Served in policy and legal leadership positions at America First Policy Institute before federal appointment · before February 2025
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  • Dan Bongino (person) — DOJ/FBI senior management: Bondi was attorney general when Bongino served as FBI deputy director; reported disputes over Epstein disclosures are attributed · 2025
    Source 1 · Source 2
  • Donald Trump (person) — presidential appointee and legal adviser: Bondi was a first-term presidential legal adviser and attorney general appointed in Trump’s second term · 2019–2020; 2025–2026
    Source 1
  • Kash Patel (person) — DOJ/FBI oversight and appointment: Bondi swore Patel in as FBI director, and the FBI operated within her Justice Department · 2025–2026
    Source 1
  • National Energy Dominance Council (organization) — Office specified as ex-officio member of Executive Order 14213; tenure-dependent · February 2025 onward
    Source 1
  • Todd Blanche (person) — Justice Department succession: Bondi was succeeded by Blanche as U.S. attorney general · 2026
    Source 1 · Source 2
  • United States Department of Justice (organization) — former attorney general: Served as 87th attorney general · 2025–2026
    Source 1