Dozens of former Department of Justice (DOJ) officials sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday calling for confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General Pam Bondi later this month – and praising both her commitment to the rule of law Her performance as Florida’s former attorney general also makes her excellently qualified for this role.

The letter, seen exclusively on Fox News Digital, was signed by more than 110 senior Justice Department officials who have served under both Democratic and Republican administrations, including former U.S. Attorneys General John Ashcroft, Jeff Sessions, Bill Barr and Edwin Meese.

Other notable signees include former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Assistant Attorneys General Rod Rosenstein and Jeffrey Rosen, and Randy Grossman, who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California under the Biden administration.

The DOJ alumni expressed their “strong and enthusiastic support” for Bondi, the former Florida attorney general who also served as a prosecutor in the Hillsborough County District Attorney’s Office for 18 years.

“It is all too rare for senior Justice Department officials – let alone attorneys general – to have this much experience in the day-to-day work of keeping our communities safe,” they wrote.

“As a career prosecutor, Attorney General Bondi will be ready from day one to fight on behalf of the American people to reduce crime, address the opioid crisis, support the women and men in blue, and restore the credibility of the Department of Justice.” ” they wrote in the letter to Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dick Durbin, D-Illinois.

The letter praised Bondi’s work as Florida’s attorney general, where she led an aggressive crackdown on opioid drugs and the state’s many “pill mills” when she took office. They also praised Bondi’s “national reputation” for her work to end human trafficking and prosecute violent crimes in the state.

Officials also highlighted Bondi’s other successes in Florida, where she secured consumer protection victories and economic relief on behalf of residents of the Sunshine State. After the 2008 financial crisis, her work as head of the National Mortgage Settlement resulted in $56 billion in compensation to victims, the letter says – and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Bondis led a lawsuit against BP and others responsible Companies to a $2 billion compensation settlement in economic relief.

The letter also highlighted Bondi’s commitment to the rule of law and what the former officials touted as her track record working on the other side of the court during the more than two decades she spent as a prosecutor.

“Some of us have worked directly with Attorney General Bondi during her time in office and can personally attest to her integrity and commitment to the rule of law,” they wrote. “Many more of us know and admire her well-deserved reputation based on her long and successful career in public service in Florida, her litigation and advocacy at the national level, and her demonstrated courage as an attorney.”

“As former Justice Department officials, we know firsthand the challenges she will face as attorney general, and we also know she is up to the task.”

This is an excerpt from an article by Breanne Deppisch.