Pam Bondi clashed Wednesday with Sen. Alex Padilla over her past claims about foul play in the 2020 presidential election and her willingness to uphold birthright citizenship if she is confirmed to the Justice Department’s top position.

Mr. Padilla, California Democrat, pressed the Trump administration’s attorney general nominee about whether she believed there was election interference in the Pennsylvania general election five years ago.

Ms. Bondi helped the Trump campaign pursue legal challenges in the Keystone state that ultimately proved fruitless.

“You’re asking us to consider you to serve as the chief law enforcement officer in our country, so it’s imperative, Ms. Bondi, to subscribe to facts and evidence, and not politically convenient conspiracy theories,” Mr. Padilla said.

The senator added that Ms. Bondi needs to protect voters and election workers, and not “dox” them, which means disseminating personal information in an attempt to intimidate people.

Ms. Bondi attempted to answer his line of questioning by saying she “traveled to Pennsylvania,” but the senator cut her off when she didn’t give a straight “yes or no” response.

Mr. Padilla then pivoted to quizzing her about the 14th Amendment and its guarantee that people born in the country automatically become Americans.

Ms. Bondi shot back and said “I’m not here to do your homework and study for you.”

She did vow to uphold the laws of the Constitution during the exchange.

Mr. Padilla then asked Ms. Bondi if she agreed with the statement that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of the country.”

The AG nominee said she never said those words, and that her great-grandparents were immigrants from Sicily.

• Matt Delaney can be reached at mdelaney@washingtontimes.com.