Image: Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke to reporters after a briefing on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Jake Johnson of Common Dreams reports: “US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after reportedly growing frustrated by her failure to pursue his political enemies with sufficient zeal and her handling of the Epstein files.

Trump confirmed in a Truth Social post that Bondi is out as attorney general and will be moving to an “important new job in the private sector.” The president said Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, will replace Bondi in an interim capacity as the White House considers its options for a permanent replacement. Lee Zeldin, a Trump loyalist who currently heads the Environmental Protection Agency, has been floated as a leading candidate…”

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