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Kaine says he’s not ‘automatic no’ on Trump attorney general pick after Bondi fired

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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said he’s not “automatically” opposed to voting for President Donald Trump’s next pick for attorney general. Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, two months after a heated hearing over her handling of the Epstein files. Kaine didn’t vote for Bondi’s confirmation hearing in 2025, though NBC’s Kristen Welker…

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