What started as a routine confirmation hearing quickly turned into a fiery exchange when Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi clashed with Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), highlighting his prior censure by Congress. The former Florida Attorney General faced pointed questions from Schiff about her stance on hypothetical cases and her approach to presidential pardons, leading to a tense back-and-forth.

Schiff pressed Bondi early on, asking, “Will it be your advice to the President: ‘No, Mr. President. I need to review them on a case-by-case basis. Do not issue blanket pardons.’ Will that be your advice?” Bondi responded firmly, “Senator, I have not reviewed any of those files. If confirmed, I will evaluate the files for the pardons as well as the ongoing investigations.”

The exchange escalated as Schiff questioned whether Bondi could handle the workload. “And will you be able to review hundreds of cases on day one?” he asked. Bondi countered, “I will review every file I’m tasked with. I’m not going to mislead this body, nor you.” The tension peaked when Bondi brought up Schiff’s prior censure by Congress, stating, “You were censured by Congress, Senator, for comments like this that are so reckless!”