Bondi fires Justice Department employee (Elizabeth Baxter) for gesturing at National Guard

Source: Reuters

Bondi fires Justice Department employee for gesturing at National Guard

Jasper Ward
Fri, August 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM EDT
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday fired a Department of Justice official for making a vulgar gesture to members of the National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., on her way to work.

The employee, Elizabeth Baxter, was a paralegal at the department's environmental defense section, according to a memo to her published by the New York Post, which first reported the dismissal.

"Based on your inappropriate conduct towards National Guard service members, your employment with the Department of Justice is hereby terminated, and you are removed from federal service effective immediately," Bondi wrote in the memo.

DOJ spokesperson Chad Gilmartin shared the story on X and confirmed the reporting. Another spokesperson, Gates McGarvick, also reposted it, writing: "Very simple: if you don’t support law enforcement, @AGPamBondi’s DOJ might not be a good fit."

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