Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, will face sharp questioning from Democratic senators at a confirmation hearing expected to center on concerns Trump will look to use the Justice Department’s powers to seek retribution against his adversaries.

Pam Bondi highlighted her desire to "get back to the basics, gangs, drugs, terrorists, cartels, our border, and our foreign adversaries" and praised the First Step Act, a sweeping criminal justice reform bill passed in Trump’s first term.