Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi, vowed on Wednesday not to use the U.S. Justice Department to target people based on their politics, but dodged direct questions about investigating people scorned by the president-elect.

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, Pam Bondi, is set to face questions on Capitol Hill over her loyalty to the Republican president-elect, who has vowed to use the agency to pursue revenge on his perceived political enemies.

Ill., the ranking Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat, grilled Donald Trump’s Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Under oath, she declined to clearly acknowledge President Joe Biden won the 2020 election.