Attorney General Pam Bondi was caught off guard answering questions during a press conference about the return of a Maryland dad to the U.S. after he was wrongfully deported to El Salvador. The Trump administration found itself mired in scandal earlier this year after the White House was forced to admit it had deported then-29-year-old Kilmar Abrego Garcia to his home country as the result of a clerical error.

Under any other circumstances, Attorney General Pam Bondi would fall under the Justice Department’s disciplinary processes for her Friday news conference, wrote former federal prosecutor Harry Litman.

Attorney General Pam Bondi will hold a press conference at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. She’s expected to discuss reports concerning El Salvador releasing Kilmar Abrego-Garcia to the United States in order for him to face federal charges.

In a news conference Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen,

Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced that Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been extradited from El Salvador to face charges in the U.S. for alien smuggling and conspiracy. He is accused of leading a large,