Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, met Monday with senior Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who said they looked forward to a confirmation hearing for her next year.

Current U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has defended the department’s integrity an d impartiality against claims of politicization. Trump was indicted in two criminal cases by special counsel Jack Smith, whom Garland brought in from outside the department to run the investigations.

Trump nominated Bondi, a former Florida GOP attorney general, late last month, after former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi has spent two decades as a prosecutor,

Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), the incoming Republican chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Monday he had a “good meeting” with President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi. “Good mtg w Pres Trump’s nominee for Atty General Pam Bondi As judic chairman I look fwd to considering her nomination in the new congress,

President-elect Donald Trump has found a backup to be the country's top law enforcement officer, nominating Pam Bondi to be the U.S. attorney general. Trump tapped Bondi for the job after his initial pick,

President-Elect Trump’s AG Nominee—Meets With Chuck Grassley In The Senate Former Florida AG Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's nominee for AG, meets with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who will likely be Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.