Former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is reportedly battling thyroid cancer, has been tapped by President Donald Trump to join a high-level advisory body shaping the administrations Artificial Intelligence agenda.
Bondi, removed from her post as attorney general in April, will now return to the White House as a member of the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), according to the Daily Caller. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after leaving the Department of Justice, Axios reported, citing an anonymous source familiar with her condition.
Her appointment was publicly unveiled by billionaire tech investor David Sacks, who co-chairs PCAST and has emerged as a prominent critic of regulatory overreach in the technology sector. Winning the AI race means not only beating China but also clearing bureaucratic hurdles thrown up by state legislatures and woke politicians in D.C. No one is better positioned to support PCAST in this mission and to advise the president on legal and regulatory barriers than Pam Bondi, Sacks said in an X Post.
The council is tasked with steering federal policy on artificial intelligence and ensuring the United States maintains a competitive edge over China in this strategically vital field. Bondi is expected to serve as a key liaison between the government and tech titans on the panel, Axios reported, underscoring her role at the intersection of law, policy and innovation.
Bondi will also assume a separate portfolio tied to national infrastructure initiatives, reflecting the administrations effort to integrate AI and advanced technologies into critical systems, according to the Economic Times. For conservatives wary of bloated bureaucracy, her legal background and reputation as a tough prosecutor signal a preference for targeted, accountable governance rather than sprawling technocratic control.
Pam has been an enormously valuable asset to the presidents team, and Im thrilled for her and for all of us that shes going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces, Vice President JD Vance said in a statement, according to Axios. His remarks highlight the administrations view that AI policy, national infrastructure and the broader contest with China are inseparable from questions of sovereignty, security and economic freedom.
President Trump dismissed Bondi on April 2 after her departments handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files drew intense scrutiny from political opponents and the media. Bondi is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Friday about her management of the Epstein files, according to the Economic Times, ensuring that her new responsibilities in AI and infrastructure will unfold alongside renewed attention to one of the most politically charged cases of recent years.
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