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Pam Bondi fired as US Attorney General - Media

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Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi from the position of US Attorney General due to dissatisfaction with investigations into the Epstein cases and his opponents. Todd Blanche became the interim head of the department.

Pam Bondi fired as US Attorney General - Media

US President Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi and temporarily handed over leadership of the agency to her deputy, Todd Blanche. This was reported by CNN, citing a source familiar with the situation, writes UNN.

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According to sources, Trump had been discussing with allies the possibility of firing Bondi in recent days, and on Wednesday, he personally spoke with her about it potentially happening. One interlocutor described the conversation as "tough"; Trump made it clear that Bondi did not have long left in her position and would soon be replaced.

Sources noted that Bondi was informed that she would be offered another job later. In the conversation, Trump, according to two sources, expressed the possibility of appointing Bondi as a judge after her dismissal from the Department of Justice.

Bondi was present at Trump's address to the nation on Wednesday. CNN reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.

Sources said Trump was unhappy with Bondi on several issues. In particular, he was enraged by her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein cases, as well as her alleged failure to sufficiently investigate or prosecute his political opponents.

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As previously reported, one such issue is the investigation into whether former CIA Director John Brennan gave false testimony to Congress about a long-standing assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Prosecutors in Miami told Justice Department officials that they did not believe the case was strong, but were still working on potential charges in federal court in Washington.

According to sources, Trump is considering replacing Bondi with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, and other candidates are also being considered.

On Wednesday, Trump said, commenting on rumors of Bondi's replacement: "Attorney General Pam Bondi is a wonderful person, and she is doing a good job."

The possibility of replacing Bondi with Zeldin was first discussed in January, but after the Epstein topic disappeared from the news, it subsided. However, on Monday, rumors began to circulate in the West Wing that Trump again wanted to replace Bondi with Zeldin. In recent days, Bondi had privately asked colleagues if her job was truly at risk, sources said, noting that she herself was unsure of her standing with the president.

Many people in Trump's inner circle were unhappy with how Bondi handled the Epstein cases, believing that her statements created the impression that the administration was improperly restricting access to materials.

She was particularly criticized for a February 2025 interview on Fox News, where she said that Epstein's client list "is now on my desk for review," but the department later stated that no such list existed. (Bondi explained that she was referring to all documentation related to the Epstein investigation, such as flight logs, not a specific client list.)

Bondi received a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee to testify regarding the Epstein case later this month. When she voluntarily appeared before the committee in mid-March, Democrats walked out within half an hour, while Republicans remained and asked questions. Republican Committee Chairman James Comer later stated that he saw no need for further sworn testimony.

In recent weeks, Bondi has spent more time with Trump, including accompanying him to the Supreme Court for a hearing on birthright citizenship in the US on Wednesday. This is a contrasting strategy compared to other high-ranking officials in the first Trump administration who reduced their time with the president when they saw he was unhappy with their work.

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