Fla. AG who received illegal donation from Trump may get WH job

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) — who was the subject of controversy during the 2016 presidential campaign for what some labeled as a quid pro quo deal with Donald Trump — is expected to join the Trump White House, according to a new report.

NEW: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi will be named to a post in the Trump White House, sources tell me. Trump aides finalizing her role.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 5, 2017

{mosads}During the campaign, Bondi faced scrutiny for a $25,000 donation from Trump’s foundation that arrived at the same time she was deciding whether to investigate fraud allegations of the now-defunct Trump University. She decided not to investigate, prompting some to question whether the donation helped sway her decision.   

The 2013 donation sent by the Donald J. Trump Foundation to Bondi’s fundraising committee was labeled an illegal political donation by the Internal Revenue Service. Trump officials said the incident was an “honest mistake” and later paid a 10 percent fine for the violation.  

Trump has said he’ll shutter his foundation to avoid conflicts of interest as president. Investigations of the foundation’s activities, however, are ongoing.