kingofrasPam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general
Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general - Lemmy.World
>President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi [https://apnews.com/article/pam-bondi-justice-department-trump-attorney-general-4b94c094cfcabf606e4883fe709ab55a] 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 departure followed months of scrutiny over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation [https://apnews.com/article/pam-bondi-house-judiciary-committee-justice-department-6d7502b80e42e9e9454264e242507bbd] and failed efforts to meet Trump’s unwavering demands for criminal cases against his adversaries. As Trump’s own frustrations mounted, he began privately discussing firing Bondi, people familiar with the matter say.
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