AG Pam Bondi on FBI Deputy Director, Budget Cuts, and Combating Crime

Personnel Matters and Public Questions

• ❓ AG Pam Bondi was asked directly about her relationship with the FBI Deputy Director and whether he should remain in his role.
• 🚫 Bondi stated she would not discuss personnel matters, emphasizing a commitment to working together to make America safe.

Budget and Capacity to Fight Crime

• 📉 A question was raised about the President's budget for 2026, which includes cuts to the DEA by $212 million and the FBI by half a billion dollars.
• 💡 Bondi asserted that these cuts will not harm their capacity to fight crime, stating they are committed to doing more with less.
• 💰 She highlighted that a significant bill provides billions of dollars to combat the drug crisis, support prosecution of immigration matters, and address gang-related crimes.

Additional Funding and Support

• 💸 The "big beautiful bill" includes $3.3 billion specifically for combating drug trafficking, immigration matters, and gang-related crimes, benefiting multiple agencies.
• 🤝 An additional $3.5 billion reimbursement fund is available for state and local agencies enforcing immigration, drug, and human trafficking laws.
• ⚠️ Human trafficking was noted as a critical issue, with billions of additional dollars allocated to address it beyond the original budget.