AG Pick Pam Bondi Will Advise Trump on Pardoning J6 Rioters

President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, said she would advise the president on the potential pardoning of January 6 rioters, if confirmed to the post.

While appearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday for her confirmation hearings, Bondi was asked by Democratic Senator Dick Durbin if she would pardon those who were convicted for their role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

Bondi told the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee that while pardoning power falls to the president, if asked to help counsel Trump on those cases, “I will look at each case and advise on a case-by-case basis.”

When pressed by Durbin about the conviction of those who violently assaulted Capitol police, Bondi told the Illinois Democrat, “Let me be very clear in speaking to you, I condemn any violence on a law enforcement officer in this country.”

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.