Pam Bondi has broken her silence after being sacked by US President Donald Trump, who announced that she would be “transitioning” to the private sector
US Attorney General Pam Bondi broke her silence hours after President Donald Trump announced she had been sacked via Truth Social.
Reports surfaced a day earlier that Trump was planning to sack his longstanding associate over her management of the Epstein files, amongst other matters. He officially confirmed via Truth Social on Thursday that she would be moving into the private sector, while her Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, steps in as Acting Attorney General ahead of a permanent successor being appointed.
Bondi took to X to acknowledge the news, writing on Thursday afternoon: “Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration.”
Trump described Bondi as a “Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year” in his official statement regarding her departure from the position. “Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900,” Trump wrote.
“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.”
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The president is reportedly weighing up Lee Zeldin, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, as Bondi’s replacement, reports the Mirror US.
Bondi was allegedly dismissed the evening before the announcement emerged, moments before the president addressed the nation during primetime television regarding the Iran conflict on Wednesday night. She pleaded with him to reconsider, but he stood firm in his choice, an unnamed senior administration official told The Daily Mail.
Earlier on Wednesday, Trump and Bondi appeared side by side at the US Supreme Court before it delivered its judgement that overturned the president’s bid to abolish birthright citizenship amidst his hardline immigration enforcement.
Trump and Bondi also reportedly engaged in a fierce verbal row last week, though the topic of their dispute remains unknown, NBC News reports. Bondi’s dismissal comes roughly a month after Trump removed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from her Cabinet role. Reports also emerged today that the president plans to sack National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard over an embarrassing social media blunder that he believes undermines the administration’s military operation in Iran.
Following the announcement, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), a ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, made it clear that her removal will not give Bondi an excuse to avoid testifying before the committee regarding the Epstein files.