WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:

In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about the weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the leadership of Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi one year since her confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

"A year ago, the United States Senate voted to confirm Pam Bondi as Attorney General. As I said during her confirmation hearing last year, the Attorney General must be committed first and foremost to the Constitution and the American people, not to the President and his political agenda. I was unconvinced then that Ms. Bondi shared my view. Over the course of the las...