Trump fires Pam Bondi as US Attorney General –

President Donald Trump has fired US Attorney Pam Bondi from her position as attorney general. “Pam Bondi has resigned from the position of Attorney General of the United States,” Trump told Fox News. The US President confirmed this development on Truth Social.

“Pam Bondi is a great American patriot and loyal friend, who has served faithfully as my Attorney General over the past year.

“Pam has done a fantastic job in overseeing a wide-ranging anti-crime campaign across our country, where homicides have fallen to their lowest level since 1900.”Confirming that Todd Blanche will assume the position of acting Attorney General, Trump said that Bondi will move to the private sector. “We love Pam, and she will be moving on to an important and much-needed new job in the private sector, to be announced shortly. In the near future, our Deputy Attorney General, and the talented and highly respected legal mind, Todd Blanche, will serve as Acting Attorney General.

Thank you for your interest in this matter!”, he added in his statement.According to a White House official quoted by Reuters, this move came in the wake of growing frustration over her performance, including her handling of investigative files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Trump was reportedly frustrated that Bondi did not move quickly enough to pursue prosecutions against critics and rivals who he wanted to face criminal charges.

Bondi, a former Florida prosecutor, was a vocal advocate for Trump’s agenda during her tenure, pushing policies that critics said eroded the Justice Department’s longstanding tradition of independence from the White House. She also oversaw the removal of dozens of prosecutors connected to investigations that Trump did not support, sparking accusations of undermining the department’s commitment to impartial justice.However, it was controversy over the handling of files relating to financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that dominated her time in office. Bondi has faced sustained criticism, from both Trump allies and Republican lawmakers, over allegations that the release of records tied to the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation into Epstein was mishandled or not transparent enough. Epstein, who maintained relationships with influential figures, has remained a politically sensitive topic and has revived scrutiny of Trump’s past association with him, which the president said ended decades ago.The issue escalated after Bondi initially suggested that a list of clients linked to Epstein was under review. When early disclosures largely contained already public material, the Justice Department and FBI later announced the case was closed, stating that no further releases were warranted. The move sparked a bipartisan backlash, eventually leading to legislation requiring the release of most of the remaining files.Despite the subsequent release of nearly 3 million pages of documents, the controversy continues.

Lawmakers criticized the widespread redactions and raised concerns about revealing the identities of some victims. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has moved to subpoena Bondi, and she is scheduled to testify on April 14.Bondi defended her handling of the files, saying that the Trump administration was more transparent than its predecessors, and that officials worked within tight timelines to review comprehensive records.

During a contentious House hearing in January, she responded to criticism by launching political attacks on lawmakers and refusing to apologize to victims and their families present at the proceedings.Beyond the Epstein case, Bondi has also faced internal criticism over the pace of legal action against Trump’s critics, with the president reportedly frustrated that prosecutions have not moved quickly enough.Her dismissal may signal a shift in Justice Department strategy, including a more aggressive use of the legal system against Trump’s political opponents.Bondi is the second senior official to be fired in recent weeks, following the March 5 firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid criticism of her handling of the agency and immigration policy.