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.
For me, the take away is that pressure is working to force this GOP circus to try and fail to cleanup their clusterfuck before the midterms.
That implies somebody more independent would be put in place? I have a feeling that it’s just going to be someone worse still.
Even better. The staggering incompetence of these asshats will be their not soon enough demise.