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Trump fires Pam Bondi, a loyalist and ally, as attorney general

globalApril 2, 20261 min readAttributed summary
Trump fires Pam Bondi, a loyalist and ally, as attorney general
Bondi earned president’s ire over handling release of Epstein files and failing to prosecute his political enemies
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Bondi earned president’s ire over handling release of Epstein files and failing to prosecute his political enemies

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Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, dismissing a loyalist who reshaped the justice department but still failed to please a president fixated on prosecuting political enemies and frustrated with the politically explosive release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social: “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. 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.”

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Source: Guardian - World News

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