Pam Bondi ousted as attorney general, source says
By: Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, Hannah Rabinowitz (CNN)
President Trump is on a decapitation binge. Now he's decapitating his own government.
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President Donald Trump has ousted Pam Bondi as attorney general, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
She will be replaced for now by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who will serve as acting attorney general, Trump said.
The president wrote on Truth Social that Bondi would be “transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector,” praising her for her work in his administration and offering no specific reason for why she would be leaving.
“Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900,” Trump wrote.
Trump had been frustrated with Bondi on multiple fronts, sources said, including her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and that she had not investigated or prosecuted enough of his political opponents. She is the second Cabinet secretary to be ousted in recent weeks; last month, Trump removed Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Trump had in recent days talked to allies about the possibility of firing Bondi, and he talked with her personally on Wednesday about the possibility it would happen, sources said. In the conversation, which one source described as “tough,” Trump indicated Bondi was not long for her role and he would be replacing her in the near future, sources said.
Sources said Bondi was told she would be given a different job later, with two people indicating that Trump floated the possibility of appointing her as a judge after her departure from the Justice Department. That appeared to be short circuited, though, with Trump’s assertion that she would be leaving government entirely.
CNN has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
Though Bondi had run into significant obstacles in carrying out Trump’s desired retribution campaign, that was not always for lack of trying. The Justice Department had secured indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, but both were thrown out after a judge ruled the prosecutor was illegally serving.
One matter drawing Trump’s attention recently was an investigation into whether former CIA Director John Brennan made false statements to Congress about a years‑old intelligence assessment of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Career prosecutors in Miami told Justice Department officials they don’t view the case as strong, but they are still working toward possible charges in DC federal court, CNN has previously reported.
Bondi summoned the head prosecutor in Miami, who is overseeing the probe, to Washington on Wednesday to discuss the progress and her belief the investigation was being slow walked, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The meeting struck some inside the Justice Department as an effort to show that she was still pursuing investigations that are a priority to the president, sources said.
While Blanche takes over leadership of the department for now, sources have told CNN that Trump is considering replacing Bondi with Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, and others are also under consideration.
The possibility of replacing Bondi with Zeldin first arose in January, then subsided as Epstein coverage faded from the news, sources said. But word that Trump wanted to replace Bondi with Zeldin began to circulate again in the West Wing on Monday. And in recent days, Bondi had privately asked associates whether they thought it was true her job was in danger, sources told CNN, indicating that she wasn’t sure where she stood with the president.
Some in Trump’s inner circle had long been upset over Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files, believing her pronouncements on the matter helped drive the impression the administration was inappropriately holding back materials from public view.
Many were frustrated in particular that she said in a February 2025 interview on Fox News that an Epstein client list was “sitting on my desk right now to review,” only for the department to later assert no such list existed. (Bondi has since said she was referring to all the paperwork related to the Epstein investigation, such as flight logs, and not to a specific client list.)
Bondi is facing a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee to testify about the Epstein matter later this month. When she appeared before the panel voluntarily in mid-March, Democratic lawmakers walked out within a half hour. But Republicans stayed and asked questions, and GOP Chairman James Comer said afterward he no longer saw a need for her to return and testify under oath.
“I personally don’t see any reason for her to do a deposition,” the Kentucky Republican said at the time.
Bondi in recent weeks had spent more time around Trump, including by joining him at the Supreme Court for oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case on Wednesday. It’s the opposite tack taken by other top officials in the first Trump administration, who reduced their time around the president when they determined he was growing dissatisfied with their work.
CNN’s Casey Gannon and Evan Perez contributed to this report.
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President Trump has tried every possible distraction from the Epstein files. Trump has destroyed public property, tainted national traditions, filed innumerable lawsuits, bitch slapped Congress, and deployed mercenary goons to attack American cities. He's even destroyed the global economy and turned all our allies against us to distract from the Epstein files.
What the hell is Trump hiding?
His DEI membership card.
Doesn’t matter who he replaces Bondi with, that person will be labeled a nazi and worse than Hitler. Even if he nominates Kamala Harris
Harris is competent, ain't going to happen.
‘Harris is competent, ain't going to happen.’
I really hope you did not type that with a straight face.
77 million Americans thought thought Trump was more competent.
Says a lot about what America thinks of the American left
And today 50% of those 'thinkers' rue their vote.
Got some proof of that?
Let me help….
There are far more voters than the MAGA crowd.
Maybe if they did their job instead of just prostrating themselves before their dear Leader, they wouldn't get such comparisons. It really is sad to watch conservatives just hand over all of their integrity, morals and self-respect just to appease the putrid King of slobs elected by the most ignorant lowest common denominator trash that gave up their integrity and morals years ago.
Do you really think what you said was true. It absolutely does not matter who he nominates. Those on the left will attack, smear and threaten to investigate even before they are confirmed, or just because they are nominated.
The time between celebrating the loss and whining about the next person is about an hour. And it really doesn't matter if they have the name of the next person it is one whine fits all.
So, nominating another proven sycophant doesn't make any difference because the left would be upset no matter who he picked. What a way to justify picking a complete Trump tool who already proved his loyalty by going to Gislaine Maxwell to offer her a deal so that she wouldn't finger Trump. Great job you guys, way to go.
Blanche may be worse than Bondi, if thats possible.
He does have a 'solid' history of nominating the incompetent.
LMAO. He could nominate that shitbag Garland and the left will finally come clean about all the shit he's done.
Can you imagine the names if he nominated a black man?
I am sure the word "Uncle" would come before whatever name they call him.
At least he doesn't put out publicly that he is going to pick a black woman.....you know...a DEI pick
That didn't take long.
I was right yet again
You were saying?
Hence, the effects of continued resignations of senior staff at the DOJ. Trump was going to put in Jeffrey Clark back in 2020 but the senior staff said they would resign. Now, there is no one left to resign, they are all suckers or whantabees.
Another example of the United States losing it's core competence because of the fucktard in chief.
Who do we put in? Doesn't matter. They will be worse.
Because that is the most important thing to worry about - whether or not someone labels a conservative another MAGA drone in a way that hurts your feelings.
It hurts no ones feelings. As a matter of fact they make fun of the folks that resort to name calling like a fifth grader.
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Never know. Trump could appoint a New York commie socialist.
And most on the left will come clean about who he really is
Nerm, I think I owe you 5 bucks.
Better keep it. Might need before this is over.
After her record of accomplishments? Shocking!
Jeff Sessions lasted 21 months and left with his head held high knowing he had blocked Trump from doing whatever Trump wanted to do.
Pam Bondi will suffer all the usual misogynistic jokes after giving Trump almost everything he wanted and didn't survive for 14 months.
In a few months Scott Blanche will be next to face the music.
This sort of flailing around is the current ultimate distraction from how big a fuck up the American people think he is.
Gee...why? She was such a sweet lady. So competent, level-headed, and transparent. A true public servant.
Bondi will now have a lot of free time to lawyer up and work on her defenses for the inevitable abuse of power charges she will face when the Democrats regain control.
Not to mention violating the law when being complicit in refusing to release the Epstein files to Congress.
She’s probably got handy a list of countries with no extradition agreement with the US.
Maybe the Saudis will make her a harem girl.
Hell, Russia may have a welcome agreement for all Trump associates.
It worked for Snowden.
yeah, we've seen how successful Democrat "investigations" pan out.
‘investigations"
You spelled witch hunts wrong
While I don't give very much to their fantasies, I will entertain them every so often. The fact they called them "investigations" was pretty entertaining. Especially they were all zero sum results.
And they will resume those ‘investigations’ if, God forbid, they take over the House and Senate.
Sane Americans need to make sure they get out and vote and make sure their fantasies do not come true
Oh, we will. And it will not look good for the Trumpophants.
Thank you for admitting either Vance or Rubio will be your next president...probably a 16 year stretch
Especially when the republican ruled senate ignores all evidence of Trump and his administration's ongoing lies and corruption.
You go ahead and fantasize about whatever you want. Maybe Rubio, Vance and two chicks at the same time, it's your dream so go hog wild.
Have to say, a very apropos version of I would think is a probable perversion preferred buy those who've bought into what Trump has certainly brought, out, and about, time has passed, to the point where it should know longer be asked yet constantly tasked with dealing wit lets make a, lets make a simplistic argument, as you and many here over due over due till one is blue, and I b leave many are by far sick up and Fed, with what their replies often implies present , past, and tense due to how dense can one be to knot even want to tri and C, cause R they Hi, C, ore just Kool from the denied Aid for left N Rite, for how long and wrong can peep holes obstructed ever be a bull to conduct it, fore their skin in their game is and has been corrupted, cause I believe the truth and Trump are on their way to finally meeting where it is gonna be even too much for his fans clutch, and such, too still bear his crutch, width mid terms approaching reality isn't going to be permitted much coaching as their is no lying through gas prices, food prices, basically the increased cost of EVERYTHING is gonna cost these maga almighty an almighty amount to convince them affordability has found they, and the rest are already beginning to follow the ratz (the other ones) off of this sinkin ship due to Titanic Trump mistakes, that can't be mistaken as forced from one Biden his time or Dem others, cause the GOP is losing a lot of sister and brothers, and their perverted imagination seems to keep them busy with 'mental' gymnastics for those twisting themselves in too illogical assaulted pretzels void of logic, and for stupid reason, that has a limited season, and Trump and the GOP are soon to be very out of season, too much done to too many who are now seeing shit a plenty, and it ain't good...
Like what, exactly?
Be specific
May be a fantasy now, but I can't wait for your meltdown when it happens.
Gonna be a great show.
There has to be evidence for it to be ignored.
The whole regime should be put on trial for crimes against the United States of America.
Awww, sorry. This ain't Russia or China....yet.
what a POS AG, in fact, she was a POS person. When she wouldn't apologize to the Epstein victims in that hearing, it was disgusting!
She was a little weak on investigating the corruption of the Biden regime. Blanche is a much more hard core lawyer and I hope he follows through with what Trump was elected by 77 million to do
I’m sure those on the left already have the names they will call him teed up and ready to send to their lemmings.
We will know when the memo goes out as the left wing media will be in sync
Empathy is a handicap to these people, Iggy.
Empathy is actively disouraged.
Trump uses and discards people without a bit of concern. People keep sucking up to this asshole thinking they will be different. Trump always leaves destruction in his wake.
Bondi was corrupt. Bondi's replacement will be corrupt. The Trump clown show continues with new suckers.
Tulsi Gabord is next.
She has been keeping a low profile. What makes you think she is next?
Trump has made comments that Gabbard has been 'soft' on Iran. And Gabbard has made public statements indicating Iran could not have reconstituted their nuclear program quickly and was not an imminent threat.
Trump is distancing himself from JD Vance a little, too. I am still expecting Trump to quit sometime after the midterms due to 'health reasons'. If everyone thinks its bad with Trump in charge, just wait for the vacuum when Trump leaves.
If Trump is gone, the personality cult has lost its raison d'être. Vance surely will not emerge as the new cult leader. Instead, we will have a largely feckless president Vance dealing with at least a mixed Congress. Gridlock. And right now, gridlock would be healthy.
Exactly. With Trump gone it gets REALLY crazy.
Congress has not been able to contain Trump and certainly won't be able to bring order the chaos unleashed by a Trump exit.
Congress has done a horrible job 'containing' Trump.
Trump is the root of the chaos. With him gone, the flame is gone.
I don't believe Trump is smart enough to think up all this shit by himself.
He is not, but he is the demagogue. He is the personality of the personality cult. Nobody can step in and be that person.
He is the GOAT, lol.
Getting rid of Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem is one of the very few sensible things Trump has done thus far. Like most, if not all, of his hand picked cabinet, Bondi and Noem are truly unfit for their positions.
When I heard Bondi is now fired along with Noem I could not help cheering.
Just wait for the incompetence that comes next.
Could be....but, even his cult goons are tiring of Trump's ineptitude and rebellious doings, and seeing their own political careers in jeopardy. I seriously don't think that at this point his loyal supporters will be so willing to turn a blind eye to his insanity and incompetence that will put America at risk, as well their own lives.
I find it preculture that Trump chose to dump the two women, Bondi and Noem, and replace them with men who are no better qualified for their positions.
Read some of the crap posted here by Trump supporters. They have been doing that for years now.
But that's like saying it was 'sensible' of your accountant to put the money back into your account after he tried to steal it. Trump hired those fools in the first place, firing these incompetent morons was the very least he could do.
I agree. However, I think that Trump will not be able to save his fat behind with anyone he chooses to install in his admin, as his judgement of people is very low, and the only thing he cares about is their obedience to his ever word and demand.
Under those circumstances, there is very little chance, if any, that things will improve.
Musical Cabinet chairs will follow the bad news in Iran.
Trump cannot help himself.
There can only be one GOAT, the rest are scapegoats.