Pam Bondi's Opening Statement: DOJ's Progress Under Trump Administration

DOJ's Core Mission and Progress

• 🎯 Protecting the safety and security of the American people remains the central mission of the Department of Justice, even during government shutdowns.
• 💡 The DOJ has focused on two main goals: ending the weaponization of justice and returning to the core mission of fighting violent crime.
• 📈 In eight months, significant progress has been made, exemplified by federal surges in Washington D.C. and Memphis, creating strong partnerships with local leadership.

Law Enforcement Operations and Arrests

• 🚔 In Washington D.C., over 3800 arrests were made, with more than 365 illegal guns seized.
• 🚓 In Memphis, over 300 arrests and nearly 80 illegal guns were seized in just one week.
• 🌐 The FBI's "Summer Heat" operation resulted in over 8,600 arrests from June to September, with more than 6,500 under the violent crime and gang program.
• 💊 The DEA seized 47.9 million fentanyl pills and 4500 kilos of fentanyl powder, totaling 370 million deadly doses, and dismantled drug trafficking networks, seizing nearly $470 million in criminal assets.
• 🏃‍♂️ US Marshals have arrested over 51,000 fugitives nationwide since January 20th.
• 🔫 ATF has taken over 23,000 illegal guns off the streets, with 3,400 linked to trafficking between the US and Mexico.

Legal and Judicial Victories

• ⚖️ The DOJ has advanced President Trump's agenda and protected the executive branch from judicial overreach, facing over 400 lawsuits and more than 90 temporary restraining orders.
• 🏆 Despite judicial activism, the DOJ has secured 22 victories at the Supreme Court.
• ✊ Civil rights attorneys are actively fighting discrimination and anti-semitism, while criminal attorneys prosecute violent criminals and foreign terrorists.