Overview
- President Trump confirmed on his Truth account that he removed Pam Bondi from the Justice Department and said she will take a private‑sector role to be announced soon.
- Todd Blanche, who has been serving as deputy attorney general and previously worked as Trump’s personal lawyer, will serve as acting attorney general.
- Bondi was told of her removal during an Oval Office meeting before the president’s national address on the Iran war, then departed Washington for Florida.
- Bondi’s tenure drew criticism over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, especially for limited transparency around documents.
- A judge later threw out Justice Department indictments of James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James as unlawful, adding to scrutiny of the department’s conduct, and the shake‑up follows the earlier ouster of Kristi Noem.