Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has announced his support for former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to be confirmed as the next U.S. Attorney General, joining a group of 30 current and incoming state attorneys general to support Bondi’s nomination to join President Donald Trump’s Cabinet.
The group sent a letter to U.S. Senate leaders encouraging them to give their “advice and consent” to Bondi’s nomination by the President-elect.
“Kentucky needs an experienced and fair-minded U.S. Attorney General who will join our fight to protect families from violent crime and deadly drugs,” Coleman said. “I’m proud to support Attorney General Bondi’s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Justice. She will be an ally for law enforcement, an advocate for victims and a steadfast champion for the rule of law.”
On Nov. 21, the President-elect announced his intent to nominate Bondi to lead the U.S. Department of Justice. Before serving as Florida’s Attorney General from 2011-2019, Bondi was a local prosecutor. In 2020, she was one of President Trump's defense lawyers during his first impeachment trial.
The letter of support reads in part, “During the worst days of the opioid crisis, she demonstrated extraordinary leadership, working with the Florida Legislature to shut down pill mills, initiating litigation to hold bad actors accountable, and taking many other actions designed to curb drug abuse, including championing bans on synthetic drugs. She was also a fierce advocate against human trafficking, leading efforts to increase tools for prosecutors to protect victims and hold traffickers accountable.”
Coleman signed the South Carolina and Florida-led letter, along with attorneys general and attorneys general-elect from Alabama, Arkansas, Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Attorney General, listens during a meeting with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
