During a fiery Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi clashed with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), over questions about her former law firm — but it was Blumenthal’s past controversy and lies about military service that quickly took center stage.
When Blumenthal pressed Bondi about a merger involving Ballard Partners, she erupted. “Sen. Blumenthal, I cannot believe that you would accuse me of impropriety when you lied about your military service. You lied — you admitted you lied to be elected a U.S. senator,” Bondi declared. “How dare you? I’m a career prosecutor. Don’t you ever challenge my integrity.”
Blumenthal’s decades-old scandal resurfaced instantly. In 2010, he admitted he had “misspoken” about serving in Vietnam — an explanation critics saw as far too convenient. “On a few occasions, I have misspoken about my service, and I regret that and take full responsibility,” Blumenthal said at the time, calling his past remarks “absolutely unintentional.”
