Just weeks after stepping down as Attorney General, Pam Bondi is reportedly returning to the Trump administration in a new capacity, joining a White House panel focused on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
According to a report from Axios, Bondi has been appointed to the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a key advisory body that helps shape administration policy on scientific research and technological innovation. Her specific responsibilities on the council have not yet been formally disclosed.
PCAST is co-chaired by White House science adviser Michael Kratsios and technology adviser David Sacks. The council includes several prominent figures from the tech industry, among them Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.
The report states that Bondi will help coordinate communication between government officials and the technology executives serving on the panel, a role intended to improve collaboration as the administration addresses complex policy and regulatory issues surrounding artificial intelligence.
Vice President JD Vance praised Bondi’s return in a statement.
“Pam has been an enormously valuable asset to the president’s team, and I’m thrilled for her and for all of us that she’s going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces,” Vance said.
In addition to her reported role on the AI panel, Bondi is also expected to assume a newly created advisory position focused on national infrastructure, although few details about that post have been made public.
The appointment comes as Bondi reportedly recovers from a recent health challenge. Sources told Axios that she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after leaving the Justice Department. She has since undergone treatment and is said to be in recovery.
Bondi has remained a close ally of President Donald Trump for nearly a decade. She endorsed Trump during the 2016 Republican presidential primary, backing him over then-Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and later served on Trump’s legal team during his first impeachment trial.
