NOTABLE
yet no DELTA DELTA DELTA AND ST JUDE?
NO QATAR?
NO PRIVATE PRISONS?
In 2019, after her final term as Florida attorney general, Bondi was hired by Ballard Partners, a firm with close ties to Trump, and she began working as a registered foreign agent for the government of Qatar.
U.S. attorney general nomination
On November 21, 2024, president-elect Trump announced she would be nominated for United States attorney general, after the withdrawal of Matt Gaetz for that position.[69][70][71]
U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary concerns about possible conflict of interest
In presenting information to the committee, Bondi's worked as lobbyist was not present to the committee. According to the committee website, Bondi did not present the following issues pertaining to her work as a partner with Ballard Partners:[72]
Bondi was a lobbyist for The GEO Group, which a private prison company. The company is a government contractor for immigration detention facilities.[73][74]The company has had experienced criticism for issues in safety issues, health care, and management practices.[75][72][76]
She had lobbied Congress in 2019 and 2020 on issues pertaining to anti-human trafficking efforts in advance of 2022 FIFA World Cup that had been held in Qatar. She registered as a foreign agent for the Embassy of the State of Qatar and as a partner in the lobbyist firm of Ballard Partners under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.[77][78] She left the Qatari project in 2019 to work in a temporary position for the White House Counsel for President Trump's first impeachment proceedings.[79] Bondi would later return to work as a lobbyist at Ballard Partners until as late as 2024.[80][81]