Pam Bondi’s tenure as Florida’s attorney general shows she is ambitious, transactional and ethically challenged

President-elect Donald Trump has found a backup to be the country's top law enforcement officer, nominating Pam Bondi to be the U.S. attorney general. Trump tapped Bondi for the job after his initial pick, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), bowed out of contention amid sexual misconduct and sex trafficking allegations.

Bondi first met with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the next chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee — the panel responsible for vetting her nomination. She later met with the committee’s current ranking member, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).