Trump fires Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general, White House official says
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“U.S. President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post on Thursday (April 2, 2026), a White House official said”
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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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“mounting frustration with her performance, including her handling of investigative files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein”
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— The American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated connections with influential individuals and institutions across the globe. Epstein was personally connected with man…
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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, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, developed a social and professional relationship with financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that began in the late 1980s and …
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“Mr. Trump had also reportedly grown frustrated that Ms. Bondi was not moving quickly enough to prosecute critics and adversaries who he wanted to face criminal charges”
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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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“During her tenure as the top U.S. law enforcement official, Ms. Bondi was a combative champion of Mr. Trump’s agenda and dismantled the Justice Department’s longstanding tradition of independence from the White House in its investigations”
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“But it was repeated criticism over the Epstein files, including from Trump allies and some Republican lawmakers, that came to dominate her tenure”
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“The issue created political headaches for Mr. Trump and drew renewed scrutiny of his past friendship with Epstein, which he has said ended decades ago”
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— The issue created political headaches for Trump and drew renewed scrutiny of his past friendship with Epstein, which he has said ended decades ago
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“Ms. Bondi is the second senior Trump official to be ousted recently. Mr. Trump removed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on March 5 following criticism of her management of the agency and Mr. Trump’s immigration agenda”
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“Ms. Bondi, a former Republican state attorney general in Florida, said she worked on restoring the Justice Department’s focus on violent crime and rebuilding trust with Mr. Trump’s supporters after federal prosecutors twice criminally charged Trump during his years out of power”
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“Ms. Bondi faced criticism over the removal of dozens of career prosecutors who worked on investigations disfavored by Ms. Trump, with critics accusing her of abandoning the DOJ’s traditional focus on even-handed justice”
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“Ms. Bondi defended the rollout of the Epstein files, saying the Trump administration had been more transparent on the issue than previous presidents and that DOJ lawyers worked on a compressed timeline to review reams of material”
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“During a combative hearing before a House of Representatives panel in January, Ms. Bondi responded to criticism with political attacks directed at lawmakers. She refused to apologise or look at Epstein victims and their relatives who attended the proceedings”
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“Ms. Bondi early last year played into fevered speculation about the Epstein files, saying a client list was on her desk for review”
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“The DOJ and FBI declared in July that the case was closed and that no further disclosures were warranted”
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“The move prompted an eruption of criticism and eventually a bipartisan law passed in November requiring the Justice Department to release nearly all of its files”
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“The release of roughly 3 million pages of records still did not quell the controversy, as lawmakers criticised redactions in the files and the disclosure of the identities of some Epstein victims”
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“The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Ms. Bondi and she was set to testify on April 14”
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