WASHINGTON – Pam Bondi, who has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump for the role of attorney general, has reported earning at least $3 million linked to the establishment of Trump’s social media company, Truth Social, as indicated in her personal financial disclosure form.

As revealed in the form submitted to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics and acquired by YSL News, Bondi has significant financial ties to Trump via various organizations associated with him or that supported his campaign.

According to the disclosure, Bondi obtained $3 million in shares and warrants from Digital World Acquisition Corp. through Renatus LLC “on the morning of the merger” between Digital World and Trump Media & Technology Group. These shares were subsequently transformed into stock in Trump Media.

Bondi is identified as a “consultant” for this merger. Additionally, she held between $2 million and $10 million in shares and warrants in Trump Media, the form indicated. Bondi is a former attorney general of Florida and a local prosecutor who represented Trump during his first impeachment trial.

The form submitted as part of her Senate confirmation process revealed she earned nearly $1.1 million in salary last year from Ballard Partners, where she worked as a consultant in government and public affairs.

Some of her lobbying work, including her efforts on behalf of the government of Qatar and the private prison firm GEO Group, raised concerns during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Can She Be Independent From Trump?

During the hearing, several Senate Democrats, who believe Bondi is likely to be confirmed, questioned her ability to remain independent of Trump.

Trump has appointed at least four of his personal lawyers to important positions within the Justice Department, leading legal experts to question whether these appointees would act in the interest of Trump or in the public good. Alongside Bondi, Trump has appointed his criminal defense attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove as deputy attorney general and principal associate deputy attorney general, respectively. John Sauer, who represented Trump in personal criminal appeals at the Supreme Court, has been selected as solicitor general.

Bondi asserted that she would ensure politics does not influence her role within the Justice Department.

“I believe in the independence of the Justice Department and that it must operate independently,” Bondi stated. “The primary responsibility is to enforce the law fairly and equitably, and that is what will occur if I am confirmed as attorney general.”

“Politics will not have a place in this,” Bondi emphasized. “I have consistently demonstrated this throughout my career as a prosecutor and attorney general, and I will maintain that approach.”

The Trump transition team did not respond immediately to requests for comments regarding Bondi’s financial disclosures.

Additionally, Bondi made $520,000 last year from consulting with the America First Policy Institute, a think tank composed of former Trump administration officials. She earned $203,738 for providing legal services to Pfizer through the law firm Panza, Maurer, & Maynard, P.A., as noted in her filing.

Furthermore, Bondi generated between $110,003 and $1 million by renting out commercial real estate in Florida, collected $27,600 in contributor fees from Newsmax, and received a $20,000 speaking fee from a conference hosted last year by bitnile.com, an online gaming company.