Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general who is now President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. attorney general, has always been a favorite among the state's ruling Republican class. Bondi, the first woman attorney general in the state serving ...

The 59-year-old has long been in Trump's orbit and her name had been floated during his first term as a potential candidate for the nation's highest law enforcement role. Trump an

The president-elect announced his plans to nominate the former Florida attorney general, who served on his impeachment defense team, to the Cabinet role hours after embattled former congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew his bid.