Watch: Pam Bondi Attorney General confirmation hearing

Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and corporate lobbyist, would be one of the most closely scrutinized members of Trump’s Cabinet if she’s confirmed to lead the department that prosecuted the once and future president in two separate criminal cases that never went to trial.

Bondi has been a fixture in Trump’s orbit for years, and a regular defender of the president-elect on news programs amid his legal woes. She’s likely to face many questions over her public statements criticizing the criminal cases against Trump...