Attorney General Nominee Bondi Testifies on Prospect of Jan. 6 Pardons

‘The pardons are at the direction of the president. We will look, and we will advise. I will look at every case on a case-by-case basis,’ Bondi said.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, said on Jan. 15 that she would advise the president on possible pardons, including possible reprieve for people charged over the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

“If confirmed as attorney general of the United States, the pardons, of course, fall under the president, but if asked to look at those cases, I will look at each case and advise on a case-by-case basis, just as I did my entire career as a prosecutor,” Bondi,  former Florida attorney general, told Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Wash.) during her confirmation hearing in Washington.