Pam Bondi’s Tenure As Trump’s Overpromising AG Comes To Abrupt End

Pam Bondi will no longer be attorney general following a tumultuous and controversial tenure.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the interim, President Donald Trump announced.

“Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900. We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future, and our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General.”

The New York Times first reported on Wednesday that Trump was considering firing Bondi, floating Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin as a potential replacement.

“Attorney General Pam Bondi is a wonderful person and she is doing a good job,” Trump told the NYT.

Bondi faced consistent backlash over her handling of the Epstein files. She claimed in February 2025 to have Epstein’s client list on her desk and delivered binders containing little new information days later to conservative influencers at the White House.