How many times did Pam Bondi meet with Donald Trump at Mar-a-lago between 2011 and 2019?
Executive summary
Available sources in this packet do not provide a clear count of how many times Pam Bondi met with Donald Trump at Mar‑a‑Lago between 2011 and 2019; reporting mentions specific events and meetings involving Bondi and Mar‑a‑Lago but none gives a definitive tally for that date range (not found in current reporting). Several items note meetings or appearances at Mar‑a‑Lago or hostings of Bondi with Trump across years, including references to a reported planned Thanksgiving meeting in 2018 (which Bondi disputed) and other social sightings [1] [2] [3].
1. What the available reporting actually says about Bondi at Mar‑a‑Lago
The documents in this set include episodic references: a 2018 piece reports that McClatchy said Trump planned to host Bondi at Mar‑a‑Lago over Thanksgiving in 2018, but Pam Bondi publicly disputed those reports and called them “fake news” [1]. A Globe and Mail account of a Mar‑a‑Lago dinner describing Justin Trudeau’s meeting with Trump also notes Pam Bondi as present at that event, showing she has appeared socially at the club [2]. Background profiles and timelines speculate that Bondi and Trump likely met in Florida over many years given her work and his ownership of Mar‑a‑Lago, but they stop short of enumerating meetings between 2011 and 2019 [3].
2. No source here provides a compiled count for 2011–2019
None of the provided items offers a comprehensive list or count of Bondi‑Trump Mar‑a‑Lago meetings for the years you specified. Reporting in this packet instead gives individual anecdotes, a denied planned meeting, and general commentary about their longtime acquaintance — but no source assembles or claims a specific number for 2011–2019 (not found in current reporting).
3. Where claims have appeared and how they were treated
When outlets reported a possible Thanksgiving 2018 Mar‑a‑Lago meeting, Bondi publicly disputed the story, explicitly calling it fake news [1]. That illustrates two important points for any tally: (a) some reported meetings may be speculative and later denied, and (b) public denials or confirmations are necessary to substantiate counts — and the packet includes at least one such denial [1].
4. Context on their relationship and why counts matter
Profiles and retrospectives in this set place Bondi and Trump in overlapping Florida social and political circles over many years and note instances where her name surfaced in transition or administration conversations, suggesting frequent contact but not precise visit logs [3]. The reason a precise count matters to reporters and researchers is tied to concerns about influence, donations, and conflicts of interest — for example, past reporting ties a 2013 Trump Foundation donation to scrutiny around Bondi’s duties and later interactions [3].
5. Other relevant references in the packet (post‑2019 and related items)
Some documents in the set address later interactions and roles — for instance, accounts about Bondi briefing Trump in May (year not in your window) about Epstein‑related documents are present, showing ongoing contact between Bondi and Trump beyond 2019, but these are outside the 2011–2019 range or undated in the packet and therefore do not answer the requested tally [4] [5] [6]. Similarly, coverage of high‑profile dinners and Mar‑a‑Lago as a locus of political activity mentions Bondi among other visitors, underscoring recurrent appearances but not providing a timeline count [2] [7].
6. What you would need to establish a reliable count
To produce a defensible number for 2011–2019 you would need contemporaneous logs or primary reporting: Mar‑a‑Lago visitor logs (if available), contemporaneous press coverage listing dates, statements from Bondi or Trump confirming meetings, or official calendars. The packet does not include any such consolidated primary source; it contains snapshots, denials, and later profiles but no complete calendar or visitor list (not found in current reporting).
7. Recommended next reporting steps
If you want a precise count, request: (a) contemporaneous news archives from 2011–2019 that mention Bondi at Mar‑a‑Lago, (b) any available Mar‑a‑Lago visitor logs or Trump calendar entries for that period, or (c) direct confirmation from Bondi’s office or Trump’s communications team. Given the packet’s evidence of disputed and anecdotal reports, prioritize primary records and contemporaneous coverage to avoid counting speculative meetings that were denied [1] [2].
Limitations: This analysis uses only documents provided in the search results and therefore cannot confirm or deny meetings beyond what those items explicitly state; multiple sources in the set mention appearances and disputes but none supplies the numeric answer requested (not found in current reporting).