Conservatives celebrated on social media President-elect Trump Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi’s response to a question from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

“It wouldn’t be appropriate for a prosecutor to start with a name and look for a crime?” Whitehouse said during his questioning. “It’s a prosecutor’s job to start with a crime and look for a name. Correct?”

Bondi responded by highlighting the federal government’s investigation into Trump.

“Senator, I think that’s the whole problem with the weaponization that we’ve seen over the last four years and what happened with Donald Trump,” Bondi said.

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Dem. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and former Florida AG Pam Bondi at her confirmation hearing. (Getty Images)

“They targeted Donald Trump. They have been following him since 2016. They have targeted his election campaign. They have launched countless investigations against him. That won’t be the case. “If I am attorney general, I will not politicize this office,” Bondi said. “I will not target people just because of their political affiliation. Justice will be administered impartially across the country. Senator, we must bring this country back together. We must move forward, otherwise we will lose our country.”

At another point during the conversation with Whitehouse, Bondi said: “Let me give you a really good example of a bad lawyer at the Justice Department, a guy named Clinesmith, who altered a FISA warrant. One of the most important things we can do.” So will this country be subject to an equal justice system when I am the next Attorney General?

Conservatives continue social media quickly became aware of the exchange.

“Pam Bondi is completely flipping the script on Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D), who has tried to make it seem like she is weaponizing the DOJ,” said Eric Daughtery, deputy news director for Voice News in Florida Posted on X “Masterclass.”

“Pam Bondi makes Sheldon Whitehouse look stupid,” said Trump ’24 Deputy Director of Crisis Response Greg Price Posted on X

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“Senator Whitehouse unironically states that prosecutors should prosecute a crime and then look for a suspect, not the other way around,” said Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich Posted on X

“Bondi responds by stating that the DOJ has done the opposite of Trump for years.”

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse leaves the Senate Democrats luncheon at the Capitol on June 13, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached out to Whitehouse’s office but did not immediately receive a response.

Bondi is expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and some have speculated she will receive some votes from Democrats.