Overview
- Trump, who told Bondi in a tough conversation Wednesday that her time may be short, had not removed her as of Thursday, according to multiple CNN-sourced reports.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is the name floated most often inside the West Wing, though other candidates have been discussed, sources said.
- Advisers say Trump is upset over Bondi’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein–related records and what he views as too few probes of his political opponents.
- Publicly, Trump praised Bondi and said she is doing a good job, a message that contrasts with private deliberations over a possible change.
- Bondi faces a House Oversight subpoena with an April 14 appearance on the DOJ’s Epstein files, a hearing that could raise the stakes for any personnel move.