Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Pam Bondi, said at her confirmation hearing Wednesday that she will not use the U.S. Justice Department to target people because of her policies.

“There will never be an enemies list at the Justice Department,” she told senators as she was repeatedly pressed about her loyalty to Trump. “I will not politicize this office.”

But Bondi, who would become the country’s top law enforcement official if confirmed to the role by a Senate vote, did not directly rule out launching investigations into those with whom the president-elect had clashed.

“It would be irresponsible of me to make a commitment to anything,” she said when asked if she would investigate Jack Smith, who led two criminal cases against Trump.

During the election campaign, Trump repeatedly threatened to investigate and possibly prosecute his political enemies.

Bondi, who is likely to be confirmed as the 87th U.S. attorney general because of the chamber’s Republican majority, emphasized throughout the hearing that she would remain independent.

But she echoed Trump’s view that the federal prosecution of him was political persecution, saying the department had been “used as a weapon for many years.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a Republican, said the department has been “infected with political decision-making” and has been “weaponized” under the Biden administration, particularly against Trump.

Those descriptions were echoed by other Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Bondi agreed with their assessment.

Questions from Democratic senators, meanwhile, focused on whether Bondi would say no to the president-elect.

“The concern is that there could well be a weaponization of the Justice Department under your tenure,” Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse told Bondi. “We want to make sure that’s not the case, that you remain independent.”

They also focused part of their questioning on FBI director nominee Kash Patel, who would report to Bondi if confirmed.

The FBI nominee said he has an “enemies list” of people he will go after if confirmed. Several senators asked Bondi about those comments, but she said she had not heard them and that the Justice Department did not have such a list.

Bondi also told the committee that she would consider possible pardons of Capitol rioters “on a case-by-case basis,” but added that she condemns “any violence against a police officer in this country.”

The attorney general serves as the head of the Justice Department, which enforces federal laws. If confirmed, Bondi would provide legal advice and opinions to the president and heads of executive departments.

Her confirmation vote has not yet been scheduled but is expected in the coming days.

On Wednesday, senators also questioned Marco Rubio, who is expected to be confirmed as Trump’s secretary of state.

He warned that Washington must change course to avoid greater dependence on China and vowed to overhaul U.S. foreign policy to focus on American interests.