Although the department historically has insisted on remaining independent of the White House, Bondi made clear that she was working to overhaul a DOJ that Trump has insisted is both biased against him and against political conservatives in general.

Pam Bondi issues a flurry of memos calling for “zealous advocacy” and aiming to put her tough-on-crime stamp on the Justice Department as she takes the helm.

On her first day as attorney general, Bondi issued orders to review Trump prosecutions and create a "weaponization" of government working group.