Pam Bondi ousted as attorney general, source says

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Source: CNN

President Donald Trump has ousted Pam Bondi as attorney general, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

She will be replaced for now by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, the source said.

Trump had in recent days talked to allies about the possibility of firing Bondi, and he talked with her personally on Wednesday about the possibility it would happen, sources said. In the conversation, which one source described as “tough,” Trump indicated Bondi was not long for her role and he would be replacing her in the near future, sources said.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/pam-bondi-role-trump

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Edit: NBC confirms, quoting Trump:

"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," he said in a Truth Social post, adding that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would take over as the department's acting attorney general.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/bondi-fired-attorney-general-trump-rcna266378

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. Sic semper stooge

[Quanto Magnus]

2. Emperor Shitsinpants

is going to purge all the women first.... because he hates women the most.... then any male with a hint of 'not-white'/not approved by Steven Miller....

Then he can have his dream of incompentent all white male regime.

[SoFlaBro]

3. Piss on that fuckfaced MAGA turd. "Eat fucking shit, Pammy."

[twodogsbarking]

4. Odd, she seemed corrupt enough.

[otchmoson]

5. When intellect doesn't matter

Pam is a prime example. I've heard people who knew her personally describe her as cunning, perhaps wily, but definitely not the brightest and best.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. MaddowBlog-By ousting Pam Bondi, Trump made the right call for the wrong reasons

The president ousted the attorney general, not because she corrupted the Justice Department, but because she didn’t corrupt it enough.

The problem isn’t with Trump’s decision to oust Bondi — she was a cartoonish failure and a national embarrassment — but rather with his motivation.

He fired his AG, not because she corrupted the Justice Department, but because she didn’t corrupt it enough.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-04-02T18:40:23.440Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/by-ousting-pam-bondi-trump-made-the-right-call-for-the-wrong-reasons

Soon after, the beleaguered attorney general appeared before the House Judiciary Committee and put on a truly ridiculous display, in what was widely seen as one of the ugliest congressional hearings in modern American history. Trump, however, approved of her cringeworthy antics, which appeared to buy her a little time at Main Justice.

The reprieve was short-lived. MS NOW reported:

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, removing her as the nation’s top prosecutor. … Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as acting attorney general, the president wrote.

Trump had informed Bondi in recent days that she would soon be removed from her position, a White House official and another person familiar with the situation told MS NOW. The official said Trump still personally likes Bondi and notified her before the official removal to ‘help her along.’

The president confirmed the news by way of his social media platform, writing that the Florida Republican “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.”.....

As MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian reported, “Pam Bondi was fired largely because Donald Trump grew dissatisfied with her inability to deliver on prosecuting his perceived enemies.”

This is the entire story in one sentence: The president ousted Bondi, not because she corrupted the Justice Department, but because she didn’t corrupt it enough.

Indeed, someone probably ought to tell the president that her successor will struggle just as much as she did to meet his expectations, because Trump wants what an attorney general can’t deliver: evidence-free indictments against his perceived political enemies.