Trump fires Pam Bondi, a loyalist and ally, as attorney general
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“Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, according to multiple reports”
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— Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means.
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— The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
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— Pamela Jo Bondi ( BON-dee; born November 17, 1965) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 87th United States attorney general from 2025 to 2026. A member of the Republican Party, she…
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“Lee Zeldin, a former New York congressman who now leads the Environmental Protection Agency, is said to be a top contender to replace Bondi”
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— Lee Michael Zeldin (born January 30, 1980) is an American politician who has been serving as the 17th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since January 29, 2025. A member of the…
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— Pamela Jo Bondi ( BON-dee; born November 17, 1965) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 87th United States attorney general from 2025 to 2026. A member of the Republican Party, she…
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— Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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“Bondi presided over a major purging of career justice department staff”
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— In February 2025, seven U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors resigned in response to orders from acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove to dismiss federal criminal corruption charges against New Y…
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— The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law passed by the 119th United States Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025. It requires the U.S. Attorney General to "make publicl…
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— Pamela Jo Bondi ( BON-dee; born November 17, 1965) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 87th United States attorney general from 2025 to 2026. A member of the Republican Party, she…
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“Bondi shifted focus away from criminal prosecutions toward immigration cases”
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“Bondi spearheaded the defense of Trump’s towering stack of executive orders as they faced legal challenges”
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“Federal prosecutors during Bondi’s tenure indicted James Comey, a former FBI director, and Letitia James, the New York attorney general”
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“Federal prosecutors during Bondi’s tenure also indicted John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser”
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“Federal prosecutors during Bondi’s tenure tried unsuccessfully to convince a grand jury to bring criminal charges against six members of Congress”
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“The Department of Justice has continued to investigate other Trump foes”
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“Bondi is also widely known for her contradictory statements about the Epstein files, which helped drive the push for their release in the name of transparency”
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“Trump had grown increasingly impatient in recent months with her handling of the Epstein files, which have become a continuing liability to the White House”
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