Trump sacks attorney general, replaces with ex-personal lawyer
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“US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday”
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— This is a list of United States attorneys appointed by the 45th and 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump.
During his first term, President Trump nominated 86 people to be U.S. attorneys, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_attorney…
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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— Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO) is a term that gained prominence in May 2025 after many threats and reversals during the trade war US president Donald Trump initiated with his administration's "Liber…
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“named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department”
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— As of October, 2024, since the 1970s, at least 28 women have accused Donald Trump of various acts of sexual misconduct, including rape, sex with minors, sexual assault, physical abuse, kissing and gro…
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— In 2023, four criminal indictments were filed against Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States. Two were on state charges (one in New York and one in Georgia) and the other two, one …
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— US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after months of strained relations and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department.
https://www.france24.com/en/trump-sacks-attorney-general-bon…
https://www.france24.com/en/trump-sacks-attorney-general-bon…
“The move, which the Republican president announced in a social media post”
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— As of October, 2024, since the 1970s, at least 28 women have accused Donald Trump of various acts of sexual misconduct, including rape, sex with minors, sexual assault, physical abuse, kissing and gro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_sexual_misconduct…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_sexual_misconduct…
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— In 2023, four criminal indictments were filed against Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States. Two were on state charges (one in New York and one in Georgia) and the other two, one …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictments_against_Donald_Tru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictments_against_Donald_Tru…
“comes amid criticism of Bondi's handling of the Epstein files and her failure to successfully prosecute several perceived Trump political foes”
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