image shared on facebook Attorney General candidate Pam Bondi allegedly posted a tweet threatening to investigate and prosecute Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi.
Verdict: False
This claim is false and originally originated from @PamBondiAG, a social media user from X who claims to be posting parody content.
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Bondi is scheduled to meet with Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley on Monday, the paper said. washington examiner. Bondi's nomination marks at least the fourth time that a current or former defense attorney for President-elect Donald Trump has been nominated to a “top position” at the Justice Department. USA Today Reported.
A Facebook image shows Bondi posting a tweet threatening to investigate and prosecute Pelosi.
“Nancy Pelosi's salary is $175,000, but her net worth is over $200 million,” the tweet begins. “I intend to investigate and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.”
That claim is false. Ann advanced search Bondi's verified X account @PamBondi does not generate such tweets. Similarly, the supposed remarks are not referenced in Bondi's related articles. facebook and Instagram account.
Additionally, we found “Check the facts” There are no reliable reports to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. November 27th, USA Today I debunked that claim. The paper said the claim was satire and Originally a stem From X social media user @PamBondiAG I will explain That in itself is posting parody content. on the other hand, first post It seems to have been deleted, but Archive version Looking at this tweet, you can see that it has received over 100,000 likes and over 18,000 reposts. (Related: No, Elon Musk did not threaten to suspend accounts that mocked him)
Repetitions of this claim have also circulated beyond Facebook. TikTokreported USA Today.
According to reports, President Trump chose Bondi as his attorney general nominee after his previous candidate, Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration. NBC News. According to the report, Bondi served as Florida's attorney general from 2011 to 2019.
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