ms. bondieer prosecutor who served as florida state attorney general before becoming a lobbyist for the government of qatar. in 2020, when then-president trump was impeached, she returned to government to serve as one of his defense attorneys. mr. trump had picked florida congressman matt gaetz for the role, but the former congressman withdrew from consideration amid a sex scandal. the attorney general has wide powers to close down criminal investigations or prosecutions. ms. bondi would have to be confirmed in the role by the senate. to talk about all of this, i am joined live by a republican representing kansas's second district. thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. i would like to start with the president-elect's appointments and position of attorney general. matt gaetzithdrawing. pam bondi being put forward. what the make of that? -- what do you make of that? >> president trump can count votes. he saw he would have trouble through the senate judiciary committee, so he made ano

there's been a positive reaction from many republicans to ms bondi's nomination but question marks remainesident elect�*s picks for his top team. let's talk about this some more withjoe moreno. he's a former federal prosecutor. joe, great to have you with us on the programme. ijust want to if i may get your take on the latest on this hush money case. ,, , . , case. sure. the trump team is advertising _ case. sure. the trump team is advertising this _ case. sure. the trump team is advertising this as _ case. sure. the trump team is advertising this as a _ case. sure. the trump team is advertising this as a complete | advertising this as a complete victory. i wouldn't go that far. a complete victory would be a dismissal and they did not get that. this is the second best thing, but basically saying the case is put on paul's for at least four years —— on pause. the government cannot argue now that donald trump is a convicted felon because you're not a felon until you're sentenced. it's goodin until you're sentenced. it's good in that respect, it's bad in the fact it's hanging over his head fo

you may remember ms. bondi on her many guest appearances on the political reality show donald trump has forced us to live in. when bondi was still attorney general in florida she was looking into allegations of fraud regarding his sham university. then his sham charity gave a donation supporting pam bondi. she suddenly decided she was not interested in investigating trump university anymore. years later both his university and charity would be shut down after being investigated by attorneys general to did not receive any large conspicuous donations from donald trump. you may also remember pam bondi for her role as part of his defense team in his first impeachment trial where she deming stated -- demonstrated her skills as a litigator in front of the senate. >> he remains on the board until april of 2019. >> nailed it. like any good reality tv star you probably remember pam bondi best from her many appearances on television, specifically fox news television. ms. bondi filled in as a guest host three times while

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ms bondi was one of mr trump's defence lawyers during his first impeachment trial in 2020.general of florida. mr trump said in that role she worked to stop trafficking of deadly drugs and reduced deaths from fentanyl overdose. the decision comes as mr gaetz was facing new allegations about a second sexual encounter, with a girl he had met at a party. the girl was reportedly 17 at the time. gaetz announced he was stepping down on x saying(ff gfx) gaetz announced he was stepping down on x saying �*while the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction. there is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted washington scuffle, thus i'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as attorney general. trump's doj must be in place and ready on day one. and we should be clear matt gaetz denies any wrongdoing. the president—elect responded to gaetz, sayingi greatly appreciate the recent efforts of matt gaetz in seeking approval to be attorney general. he was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction. d

ms bondi was one of mr trump's defence lawyers during his first impeachment trial in 2020.f florida. mr trump said in that role she worked to stop trafficking of deadly drugs and reduced deaths from fentanyl overdose. the decision comes as mr gaetz was facing new allegations about a second sexual encounter, with a girl he had met at a party. the girl was reportedly 17 at the time. mr gaetz announced he was stepping down on x, saying: and we should be clear matt gaetz denies any wrongdoing. no criminal charges have ever been brought against him. the president—elect responded to gaetz, saying: that was from donald trump. for more i've been speaking to molly ball, senior political correspondent for the wall streetjournal. there has been pressure on matt gaetz and the senate is responsible for his confirmation ultimately for days, weeks since he was nominated, but do we know ultimately will led to him stepping down of all days? well, matt gaetz was in washington this week meeting with senators to gauge their receptiveness to his nomination, the senators were quite concerned by

nominated former prosecutor pam bondi i as his new pick for attorney general after his previous nominee matt gaetz who was t subject of an ethics investigation withdrew his name should msho previously served as florida attorney general defended donald trump during his first impeachment trial and was part of his legal team when he falsely claimed the 2020 presidential election had been stolen. there has been a positive reaction from many republicans to her nomination. question marks remain over some of the president-elect's picks for his top team. let's talk about this more with a former federal prosecutor. great to have you with us on the program. i wanted to briefly get your take on the latest on this hush money case. >> the trump team is advertising this as a complete victory i would not go that far. a complete victory would have been a dismissal and they did not get that. what this is saying is the case has been put on pause for at least four years. the government cannot argue donald trump is a convicted felon because you are not a felon until you are sentenced. it is good in that respect. it is bad in the fact it is hanging over his head for the next four years and

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