WASHINGTON (AP) — Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, has sought to reassure Democratic senators that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes. But at her confirmation hearing Wednesday, she also refused to rule out the potential for investigations into adversaries of the Republican president-elect. The often-testy hearing centered on concerns that Trump would seek to use the Justice Department’s law enforcement powers to exact retribution against opponents, including investigators who investigated him. Democrats pressed her on whether she could maintain the department’s independence from the White House and say no to the president if asked to do something unethical.
