Overview
- Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday in a Truth Social post and named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer to Trump, as acting attorney general.
- The move follows months of reported frustration over Bondi’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein records and the lack of prosecutions of Trump’s political opponents.
- A House committee subpoena remains in force requiring Bondi to testify on April 14 about the Justice Department’s management of Epstein-related materials.
- Lee Zeldin, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, is a leading candidate to replace Bondi on a permanent basis, according to multiple reports.
- Recent courtroom setbacks, including a judge dismissing cases against James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James over an illegally appointed prosecutor, have intensified scrutiny of efforts to target political foes.