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BumRushDaShow

(169,819 posts)
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 01:32 PM 8 hrs ago

Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

Source: AP

Updated 1:54 PM EDT, April 2, 2026


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved aggressively to investigate the Republican president’s perceived enemies.

The announcement follows months of scrutiny over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking investigation that made Bondi the target of angry conservatives even with her close relationship with Trump. She also struggled to satisfy Trump’s demands to prosecute his political rivals, with multiple investigations rejected by judges or grand juries or yet to produce charges.

Trump named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as the acting attorney general, though three people familiar with the matter have said he has privately discussed Lee Zeldin, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, as a permanent pick.

Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, came into office last year pledging that she would not play politics with the Justice Department, but she quickly started investigations of Trump foes, sparking an outcry that the law enforcement agency was being wielded as a tool of revenge to advance the president’s political and personal agenda.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-bondi-zeldin-justice-department-4b1bf39326d2d2c3fd41cadff91dd75b



Trump confirms the firing of Pam Bondi

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-04-02T17:30:35.879Z


Article updated.

Original article/headline

Trump says Pam Bondi, a loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as attorney general

Updated 1:29 PM EDT, April 2, 2026


WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department's culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved aggressively to investigate the Republican president's perceived enemies.

The announcement follows months of scrutiny over the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation that made Bondi the target of angry conservatives even with her close relationship with Trump. She also struggled to satisfy Trump's demands to prosecute his political rivals, with multiple investigations rejected by judges or grand juries.

The former Florida attorney general came into office last year pledging that she would not play politics with the Justice Department, but she quickly started investigations of Trump foes, sparking an outcry that the law enforcement agency was being wielded as a tool of revenge to advance the president's political and personal agenda.

Bondi ushered in a period of intense turmoil at the department that included the firings of career prosecutors deemed insufficiently loyal to Trump and the resignations of hundreds of other employees. Her departure continues a trend of Justice Department upheaval that has defined Trump's presidency as multiple attorneys general across his two terms have either been pushed out or resigned after proving unwilling or unable to meet his demands for the position.

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Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP
Hopefully Beachnutt 8 hrs ago #1
I doubt that any beans will be spilled as there were no doubt threats made to herself and family...that's how TSF rolls. wcmagumba 8 hrs ago #3
I doubt it, she's complicit CanonRay 6 hrs ago #18
"She was involved in helping Epstein get rid of the original charges in Florida way back when" Wiz Imp 5 hrs ago #32
Ernst Rohm said what a great guy Hitler was right up until they shot him. Turbineguy 8 hrs ago #2
Bwaaahahahahahaha Ray Bruns 8 hrs ago #4
Glad she's gone, but Todd Blanche is another Trump flunky and will be as bad as she's been. highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #5
He was defense attorney at the 34 Count New York felony conviction trial Ponietz 7 hrs ago #8
But the competence! otchmoson 5 hrs ago #33
That's why I never get much enjoyment... skypilot 6 hrs ago #16
And there's always someone worse. 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #27
He will just choose someone even worse as her BlueKota 7 hrs ago #6
Maybe the My Pillow guy? AdamGG 6 hrs ago #24
Neither one would surprise me. BlueKota 4 hrs ago #39
Non-stick Pam. twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #7
A forever chemical --- blond. erronis 7 hrs ago #9
I LOVE that. calimary 5 hrs ago #34
"but the Dow is over 50,000" Mr. Sparkle 7 hrs ago #10
She said (or started to say) "but the Dow is over 50,000 DOLLARS" Wiz Imp 5 hrs ago #35
Does Pam now have to give back the 25 K bribe Donny paid her in 2013 to quash Florida's D o J from ... Botany 7 hrs ago #11
Just admit you fukked up, Donny, and fire the rest of your incompetent losers, too (nt) William Seger 7 hrs ago #12
This isn't about fucking up. It's about image. ananda 7 hrs ago #14
No tears for Pammie from me. hamsterjill 7 hrs ago #13
No worries...she was seen loading file boxes in her Subaru and heading for Florida... Sancho 7 hrs ago #15
Pete Kegsbreath is... AdamGG 6 hrs ago #17
She refused to swallow orangecrush 6 hrs ago #19
Ba Bye Bondi LilElf70 6 hrs ago #20
Bye, Fellatrix Blumancru 6 hrs ago #21
He wants someone worse LeftInTX 6 hrs ago #22
People still demanding ALL the files, an end to ICE, he's losing the war & nobody is running to save him Attilatheblond 6 hrs ago #23
GFR King_Klonopin 5 hrs ago #25
Just look what all that loyalty gets you in the end with a sociopath like Dump Blue Owl 5 hrs ago #26
What A Shame! ProfessorGAC 5 hrs ago #28
Buh-bye, Pammy. SergeStorms 5 hrs ago #29
My grin is ear to ear. I revel in her humiliation. Fired after all that loyalty and ass kissing - OUCH! Marie Marie 5 hrs ago #30
All the women he put in offices will be gone by the end of the yeat. Figarosmom 5 hrs ago #31
She was supposed to sit for an under oath deposition before the House KitFox 5 hrs ago #36
Zeldin, Pirro, Habba all mentioned Deminpenn 5 hrs ago #37
One thing these people never realize is that, with Trump, loyality only goes one way. patphil 5 hrs ago #38
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead! Rhiagel 4 hrs ago #40
All that career threatening buttkissing has gotten her nowhere. GreenWave 4 hrs ago #41
So many historical analogies come to mind: anamnua 4 hrs ago #42
The only thing I'm really surprised about is how long it took for Trump to start canning his ass-kissers jmowreader 4 hrs ago #43
"In his first assault on our nation he fired a lot more of his cabinet by this point." BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #44
Wouldn't it be nice if he had fired her for her criminal conduct? pat_k 3 hrs ago #45
She did her job and will be rewarded. Death Eater. Evolve Dammit 3 hrs ago #46
Let's hope disbarment and prison are in her future. Crowman2009 2 hrs ago #47
She is not Roy Cohn question everything 1 hr ago #48
Her eventual book should be interesting. ificandream 1 hr ago #49
The asshole taking over isn't any better mdbl 1 hr ago #50
"You can do that?" Mark.b2 1 hr ago #51
I would like to dedicate this song to the slow-to-learn sycophants of the current administration taxi 1 hr ago #52

wcmagumba

(6,194 posts)
3. I doubt that any beans will be spilled as there were no doubt threats made to herself and family...that's how TSF rolls.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 01:36 PM
8 hrs ago

CanonRay

(16,172 posts)
18. I doubt it, she's complicit
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:50 PM
6 hrs ago

She was involved in helping Epstein get rid of the original charges in Florida way back when...she's got too much dirty laundry hanging on the line.

Wiz Imp

(10,002 posts)
32. "She was involved in helping Epstein get rid of the original charges in Florida way back when"
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:16 PM
5 hrs ago

There's no evidence of that. That happened in 2008. She didn't become AG of Florida until 2011.

Ponietz

(4,336 posts)
8. He was defense attorney at the 34 Count New York felony conviction trial
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:13 PM
7 hrs ago

He’s sure to be even more reprehensible and despicable than Bondi.

otchmoson

(332 posts)
33. But the competence!
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:17 PM
5 hrs ago

Why President Pedo would even consider this "loser" is a wonder, isn't it?

skypilot

(9,129 posts)
16. That's why I never get much enjoyment...
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:42 PM
6 hrs ago

...out of the firing or resignation of anyone in this administration. They will always be replaced by someone just as bad or worse.

BlueKota

(5,355 posts)
39. Neither one would surprise me.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:57 PM
4 hrs ago

Haven’t heard anything lately about Guliani lately. Maybe he will ask Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain, or Doctor Phil.

Wiz Imp

(10,002 posts)
35. She said (or started to say) "but the Dow is over 50,000 DOLLARS"
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:18 PM
5 hrs ago

Of course, the DOW is not measured in Dollars.

Botany

(77,331 posts)
11. Does Pam now have to give back the 25 K bribe Donny paid her in 2013 to quash Florida's D o J from ...
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:26 PM
7 hrs ago

…. looking into Trump University?

Trump’s rich friends are gonna buy her silence. She knows too much.p

“We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, … “



Write much Donny?
“ …. our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General.”

… the talented Deputy Attorney General who has a respected legal mind Todd Blanche, will assume the role of acting Attorney General.

ananda

(35,163 posts)
14. This isn't about fucking up. It's about image.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:31 PM
7 hrs ago

America First is a rich white male only club.

hamsterjill

(17,580 posts)
13. No tears for Pammie from me.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:29 PM
7 hrs ago

Guess she didn't jump fast enough or high enough.

No real change as Trump will just appoint someone (a man, I'm sure, this time) who will jump on cue.

Attilatheblond

(8,887 posts)
23. People still demanding ALL the files, an end to ICE, he's losing the war & nobody is running to save him
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 03:26 PM
6 hrs ago

and his big speech bombed, as usual. It means some woman has to be fired to distract him from his massive failures, for five or six minutes.

Since Noem is in a pretend job, and Putin still has use for Gabbard, Bondi knew it was time to clean out her desk before himself even rolled outta bed.

edited to fix typo in title

Blue Owl

(59,115 posts)
26. Just look what all that loyalty gets you in the end with a sociopath like Dump
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 03:51 PM
5 hrs ago

Why ANYONE sticks with that POS is beyond me.

SergeStorms

(20,599 posts)
29. Buh-bye, Pammy.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:07 PM
5 hrs ago

Loyalty is a one-way street with the Big Orange Fascist Pig. You should have known that all along.

Marie Marie

(11,316 posts)
30. My grin is ear to ear. I revel in her humiliation. Fired after all that loyalty and ass kissing - OUCH!
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:09 PM
5 hrs ago

That's gotta hurt. Everyone of them think that they will be the exception to the rule that Trump eventually screws everybody over.

Figarosmom

(12,023 posts)
31. All the women he put in offices will be gone by the end of the yeat.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:13 PM
5 hrs ago

He doesn't believe women are strong enough. That's why they are losing all their vases against his enemies, I'm his mind. Men will be strong enough to lie better.

KitFox

(569 posts)
36. She was supposed to sit for an under oath deposition before the House
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:19 PM
5 hrs ago

oversight committee in less than 2 weeks. I imagine she will try to get out of that. Drumpf regime gang flouts the law whenever convenient. What a hideous circus we are living through.

Deminpenn

(17,509 posts)
37. Zeldin, Pirro, Habba all mentioned
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:31 PM
5 hrs ago

as replacements. Senate Rs are reportedly pushing Mike Lee primarily to get rid of him in the Senate.

patphil

(9,079 posts)
38. One thing these people never realize is that, with Trump, loyality only goes one way.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:34 PM
5 hrs ago

Pam couldn't deliver on Trump's directive to punish his enemies, and her guy was a disaster at the SCOTUS hearing, with Trump present in the room!
She failed the "what have you done for me lately" test, and made him look like a loser at the SC.
Color her gone.

anamnua

(1,513 posts)
42. So many historical analogies come to mind:
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 05:24 PM
4 hrs ago

Thomas Cromwell, Yezhov et al. People who served their despotic maters loyally and without moral compunction — and yet ended up being thrown to the wolves when expediency demanded.

jmowreader

(53,198 posts)
43. The only thing I'm really surprised about is how long it took for Trump to start canning his ass-kissers
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 05:30 PM
4 hrs ago

In his first assault on our nation he fired a lot more of his cabinet by this point.

BumRushDaShow

(169,819 posts)
44. "In his first assault on our nation he fired a lot more of his cabinet by this point."
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 05:45 PM
3 hrs ago

That's because he had more "establishment" types in there the first term. This go-around, he went straight to the loudmouth loons (many who still haven't been confirmed yet). And now they are not working as planned!

pat_k

(13,392 posts)
45. Wouldn't it be nice if he had fired her for her criminal conduct?
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 05:48 PM
3 hrs ago

To bad it was apparently because he was pissed off with the failure to successfully prosecute his political enemies.

Of course, with that as the test, nobody he sticks in there will "succeed" because there is no legal basis for the prosecutions he orders them to pursue.

taxi

(2,713 posts)
52. I would like to dedicate this song to the slow-to-learn sycophants of the current administration
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 08:37 PM
1 hr ago

[link:



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