Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley says President-elect Donald Trump’s new pick for U.S. attorney general is “impressive” and “well-qualified.”

Senators Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham congratulated Pam Bondi for being President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), the incoming Republican chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Monday he had a “good meeting” with President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi. “Good mtg w Pres Trump’s nominee for Atty General Pam Bondi As judic chairman I look fwd to considering her nomination in the new congress,

Trump nominated Bondi, a former Florida GOP attorney general, late last month, after former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi has spent two decades as a prosecutor,

Current U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has defended the department’s integrity an d impartiality against claims of politicization. Trump was indicted in two criminal cases by special counsel Jack Smith, whom Garland brought in from outside the department to run the investigations.

President-elect Donald Trump has found a backup to be the country's top law enforcement officer, nominating Pam Bondi to be the U.S. attorney general. Trump tapped Bondi for the job after his initial pick,