By Molly Goddard
3:45am PDT, May 9, 2025
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Pam Bondi said she carries the tiny portion of fentanyl with her to remind her how even
a small amount of the substance can be fatal.
"Each pill has the potential to kill a human being. A human life. An American life. I've been carrying around a little vial with fake fentanyl in it — the amount it takes to kill you — and it looks like a couple of grains of salt," the Republican told host
Lawrence Jones.
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Pam Bondi also emphasized how important it is for parents across the United States to monitor their kids' online activity after she and FBI director Kash Patel uncovered and busted a large child exploitation ring.
"Your kids have no right to privacy on the internet," she said. "Children are getting recruited on the internet from being on games, social media or any social media platform. Parents, you've got to monitor what your kids are doing because they think they are talking to other children and they are not. They are talking to monsters often."
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During a Wednesday, May 7,
press conference, Pam Bondi and Kash Patel announced they arrested 205 alleged child predators in "Operation Restore Justice," which was carried out by the FBI.
"These depraved human beings, if convicted, will face the maximum penalty in prison — some [for] life," Bondi said. "We will find you. We will arrest you, and we will charge you. If you are online targeting a child, you will not escape us. The FBI and the Department of Justice will come after you. And we will prosecute you."
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Since Pam Bondi became attorney general in January, she's heaped praise on Donald Trump, claiming he
saved "258 million lives" in his crackdown on crime.
"Mr. President, your first 100 days has far exceeded that of any other presidency in this country. Ever. Ever. Never seen anything like it. Thank you," she said during a televised Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, April 30. "Your directive to me was simple: make America safe. Since you have been in office, President Trump, your DOJ agencies have seized more than 22 million fentanyl pills, 3,400 kilos of fentanyl."
