Overview
- During a June 23 House Appropriations Committee hearing, Rep. Madeleine Dean asked Bondi if she had ever registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act as an agent for Qatar.
- Bondi acknowledged her brief lobbying work for Qatar and then launched personal attacks on Dean and President Biden’s competence.
- Democrats warned that her use of partisan rhetoric in a congressional hearing risks undermining the Justice Department’s impartiality.
- Lawmakers also pressed Bondi on proposed FBI budget cuts and her plan to eliminate the ATF, prompting only brief and evasive responses.
- When questioned about pardons for Jan. 6 rioters, Bondi diverted the inquiry by citing pardons granted by the Biden administration instead of outlining her own policies.