Attorney General Pam Bondi faced lawmakers Monday in her first congressional appearance since her January confirmation, pitching the Justice Department’s 2026 budget to House appropriators. But the hearing quickly devolved into a one-sided shouting match when Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) erupted, repeatedly interrupting Bondi and accusing her of undermining the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
DeLauro claimed Bondi’s budget proposal would “weaken our ability to stop gun trafficking,” citing a 26 percent reduction in ATF funding and projected personnel losses. But according to data provided to Breitbart News by a senior DOJ official, the ATF is already seizing more guns and ammunition than last year, demolishing DeLauro’s narrative.
Exclusive data provided to Breitbart News by a senior DOJ official shows that from
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