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

Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono brought up Bondi's past statements saying she would go after the "bad ones" in the Justice Department, asking her if she would prosecute former special counsel Jack Smith or former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney.

Trump has called for both of them to be investigated and jailed for their probes.

Bondi said she would not answer hypothetical questions and claimed that "no one has been prejudged" and that no one will be prejudged.

For the third time during Wednesday's hearing, Bondi dodged when asked who won the 2020 presidential election.

"We want an attorney general who bases decisions on facts," Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono said. "So, I want to ask you a factual question. Who won the 2020 presidential election?"

"Joe Biden is the president of the United States," Bondi replied.

Hirono accused Bondi of refusing to directly answer the question of who won.

"I can say that Donald Trump won the 2024 election. I may not like it, but I can say it," Hirono said. "You cannot say who won the 2020 presidential election. It's disturbing that you can't."

Blumenthal asked whether she would enforce the TikTok ban, which is slated to begin on Sunday.

Bondi cited the pending Supreme Court case and claimed she could not comment. Trump once pushed for a ban but has come against the bipartisan bill approved last year that would ban it unless its owners divested from Chinese ownership.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he was "deeply disturbed" by some of Bondi's responses during the hearing, particular her earlier not answering directly when asked whether Trump lost the 2020 election.

"You have to be able to say that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election," he said. "You dodged that question when you were asked directly by Senator Durbin."