Pam Bondi was “seriously considering” to run for Florida AG before Donald Trump called her

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Before Pam Bondi was selected to be Donald Trump’s Attorney General, I was considering a third mandate for the equivalent work in the state of Sunshine, where AG was chosen in 2010 and re -elected four years later.

Although the term limits forced her to stop in two consecutive terms, she revealed on Saturday that she was considering a return to Tallahassee given the current current Ashley Moody It was a limited term next year.

“I was considering seriously run for the attorney general in Florida again, because they had finished me. I learned that if I sat down, I could run again and I love being in Florida. I love to help people and that was my plan, “Bondi said in” My opinion with Lara Trump. “

Of course, the plan changed when the former congressman was clear Matt Gaetz He did not have the votes to be confirmed by the Senate.

“(Trump) called me early one morning and, you know, without sharing our private conversation, he, in his own way, convinced me to do this, and I have always told him if no one else could respond to the boards, I, me, me, I It would become the best Strepboard operator if you need to do this. And he told me that he needed him to do this job, so I will try to be the best attorney general who can be in the country, ”Bondi said.

Of course, former Attorney General Moody was appointed to fill Marco Rubio’s Seat in the Senate only weeks after Bondi was nominated to be the attorney general. That governor led Ron desantis To choose your former Cabinet Chief James Uthmeier For work.

But if things had gone differently, Uthmeier may have faced an interesting primary in 2026.

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