Trump Appoints Pam Bondi To White House AI Panel A Month After Firing Her As Attorney General
Trump Appoints Pam Bondi To White House AI Panel A Month After Firing Her As Attorney General Published By, Last Updated: May 27, 2026, 08:03
Trump Appoints Pam Bondi To White House AI Panel A Month After Firing Her As Attorney General Published By, Last Updated: May 27, 2026, 08:03 IST Pam Bondi will now serve on the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, known as PCAST. Attorney General Pam Bondi Joins Trump’s AI Policy Panel. (File photo: Reuters) A month after firing Pam Bondi as the Attorney General, US President Donald Trump has appointed her to an advisory committee focused on artificial intelligence policy, according to an Axios report. Bondi will now serve on the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, known as PCAST. What we know about the AI panel? The advisory panel is chaired by former White House AI adviser David Sacks and White House science adviser Michael Kratsios. The committee also includes several major technology leaders, including Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison.
According to reports, Bondi’s role will involve helping coordinate between the US government and the technology executives serving on the panel. JD Vance praises Bondi US Vice President JD Vance praised Bondi following the announcement. “Pam has been an enormously valuable asset to the president’s team, and I’m thrilled for her and for all of us that she’s going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces," Vance said in a statement. Apart from the AI advisory role, Bondi will also serve in a newly created advisory position linked to national infrastructure. Reports said Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after leaving the Justice Department. As per reports, she underwent treatment and is now recovering.The development added another dimension to her return to public policy work within the Trump administration. Who Is Pam Bondi? Pam Bondi became the 87th US Attorney General after being sworn in on February 5, 2025.
Born on November 17, 1965, in Tampa, Florida, Bondi earlier served as Florida’s Attorney General from 2011 to 2019 and became the first woman to hold the post. She completed her BA from the University of Florida in 1987 and later earned a law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1990. Before entering top political office, Bondi spent more than 18 years working as a prosecutor on cases ranging from domestic violence to capital murder. Longtime Trump ally Bondi has long been considered one of Trump’s closest political allies. She publicly endorsed him during the 2016 presidential race over Senator Marco Rubio and later joined Trump’s legal team during his first impeachment trial. She also served as a partner at Ballard Partners between 2019 and 2025 and worked as Special Advisor to President Trump in the Office of White House Counsel. Bondi has faced criticism over allegations linked to the closure of a Trump University fraud investigation after Trump donated 25,000 dollars to her political action committee.
She has also faced criticism for denying the results of the 2020 US presidential election. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit Location: Washington D.C., United States of America (USA) First Published: May 27, 2026, 07:04 IST News world Trump Appoints Pam Bondi To White House AI Panel A Month After Firing Her As Attorney General Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Loading comments...
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