Bondi hearing live updates: Bondi suggests Jack Smith's conduct is 'horrible'

Welch brought up Trump's vow to go after his political opponents, including President Joe Biden.

Bondi testified that she has not had conversations with Trump about any plan to prosecuted Biden, Cheney, Sen. Adam Schiff and others.

However, she made unsubstantiated claims that such political prosecutions have taken place under Biden.

"No one will be prosecuted or investigated because they are a political opponent. That's what we've seen in the last four years," she said without sharing any specifics.

The heading ended its lunch break. Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont has begun his questioning.

Without asking Bondi a direct question, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis attacked Democrats for asking Bondi whether she would support pardons for violent Jan. 6 rioters -- even after Bondi declined to answer directly earlier in the hearing whether such a move would be acceptable to her.

"I find it hard to believe that the president of the United States, or you, would look at facts that were used to convict the violent people on January the sixth," he said.

Despite Tillis' statement, Trump has made clear his plans to pardon a large number of Jan. 6 defendants once he takes office, and his transition has repeatedly declined to give clarity on the scope of those pardons.

The hearing paused for a 30-minute lunch break.