Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, on Thursday, removing the nation's chief law enforcement officer after months of mounting frustration over her handling of the Epstein files and her faltering attempts to prosecute the president's political enemies.
“We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future,” Trump wrote in a social media post on Thursday. He said she would be replaced by her deputy, Todd Blanche, on an interim basis.
Bondi's tenure was marked by attempts to prosecute Trump's foes and claims of a cover-up related to the Epstein case. Her firing underscores the precarious position of even ultra-loyalists in the Trump administration.
Democrats have cheered the dismissal, using it to attack the administration over the Epstein files, accusing it of a cover-up. The firing serves as a reminder that no one is safe from Trump's wrath, regardless of loyalty.
