NY Times: “Ms. [Pam] Bondi would not be the first U.S. attorney general who previously served as a lobbyist. A review of lobbying records from the last 25 years showed that Eric H. Holder Jr., who served as attorney general during the Obama administration, had worked as a registered lobbyist, and that William P. Barr, one of Mr. Trump’s attorneys general, had been a corporate leader of a government advocacy group.
But while she was Florida’s attorney general, Ms. Bondi became known for what one lobbying firm called her “business-friendly” attitude. She and her staff agreed to meet with a steady stream of lawyers whose clients — including Bridgepoint Education, a for-profit college chain, and Herbalife, a nutritional shake company — had been targeted by other states for investigations, a New York Times review of her work found.
Then, in her time as a lobbyist, which began in early 2019, Ms. Bondi represented a long roster of corporate clients, including Uber and Amazon. Many of these companies have business with the federal government — and could be subject to scrutiny by a Justice Department run by her, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest.”