Justice Department says it will no longer vet judicial nominees through American Bar Association

Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter Thursday to the American Bar Association saying the Justice Department will no longer vet judicial nominees through the group because of its alleged bias.

The letter comes after the group rated President Donald Trump's nominees as "unqualified" more than it did for other administrations, though the vast majority were approved by the ABA, according to The Hill newspaper.

Bondi accused the group of failing to fix the bias in its ratings and said the administration will no longer treat the ABA differently from other organizations, though it can still comment on judicial nominees.

“Unfortunately, the ABA no longer functions as a fair arbiter of nominees’ qualifications, and its ratings invariably and demonstrably favor nominees put forth by Democratic administrations,” Bondi wrote to ABA President William Bay. 

“While the ABA is free to comment on judicial nominations along with other activist organizations, there is no justification for treating the ABA differently from such other activist organizations and the [DOJ] will not do so," she also said.

Bondi said the changes include revoking ABA's access to certain information about nominees that is not publicly available and not allowing nominees to specifically sit for interviews with the association or answer questions provided by it.

The ABA has not publicly commented on the Justice Department's decision so far.

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