Kaine: Bondi Firing ‘Should Be a Lesson’ for Next Attorney General Nominee

Kaine says he's not 'automatic no' on Trump attorney general pick

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said he’s not “automatically” opposed to voting for President Donald Trump’s next pick for attorney general. Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, two months after a heated hearing over her handling of the Epstein files. Kaine didn’t vote for Bondi’s confirmation hearing in 2025. However, NBC’s Kristen Welker noted he did vote for other Trump administration officials, such as former Homeland Security Se…

Kaine: Bondi firing ‘should be a lesson’ for next attorney general nominee

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday said that former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent firing “should be a lesson” for the next nominee to lead the Justice Department. “But here’s the lesson from Pam Bondi, Kristen, the AG is supposed to be the nation’s chief law enforcement officer and have an independent gravitas and integrity.…

Tim Kaine says he’s not an ‘automatic no’ on Trump’s next attorney general pick

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) tells Meet the Press in an exclusive interview that he is willing to consider President Trump’s next nominee for attorney general, but warns that Pam Bondi’s firing should serve as a lesson for the next contender.