<img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2024/11/21/0/22/4956/3304/1440/960/60/0/98173cf_5317835-01-06.jpg" alt="Inline image" width="100%" height="auto"> <p class="article__paragraph ">US President-elect Donald Trump tapped Pam Bondi, a staunch ally who helped defend the ex-leader against impeachment and joined lawyers who sought to overturn President Joe Biden's election, as US attorney general on Thursday, November 21.</p> <p class="article__paragraph ">"I am proud to announce former Attorney General of the Great State of Florida, Pam Bondi, as our next Attorney General of the United States," Trump wrote on his Truth Social network, following US politician Matt Gaetz's withdrawal from consideration.</p>  <section class="catcher catcher--favoris"> <div class="catcher__content"><span class="catcher__title catcher__title--hide">Read more</span><span class="catcher__desc"> <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/11/21/matt-gaetz-withdraws-his-nomination-as-trump-s-attorney-general_6733618_4.html" class="js-article-read-also catcher--favoris__link" data-premium="">Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration as Trump's attorney general</a> </span> </div> </section>  <section class="author"> <p class="author__detail"> <span class="author__name">Le Monde with AFP</span> </p> </section> 

Trump announced the nomination of the former Florida attorney general on his Truth Social network following US politician Matt Gaetz's withdrawal from consideration amid sexual misconduct allegations.{ai:summary}<p>President-elect Donald Trump announced Pam Bondi as his choice for U.S. Attorney General on November 21. Bondi, a former Florida Attorney General, is known for her support in defending Trump during his impeachment and efforts to contest Biden's election.</p><p>This decision follows the withdrawal of Matt Gaetz from consideration for the position. #politics</p>

Trump taps loyalist Pam Bondi for US attorney general in the wake of Gaetz's withdrawal

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