
Trump Fires AG Bondi, Appoints Blanche Amid Epstein Probe
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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi, a close ally of President Trump, was abruptly fired amid controversy over her handling of Jeffrey Epstein files. Trump, who had publicly praised her, privately expressed frustration over her performance. Bondi, who was set to take a private sector job, was replaced by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. The shake-up comes as Bondi prepares for a Capitol Hill deposition in the Epstein probe, and Trumps legal team faces scrutiny.
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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Trump Fires AG Bondi, Appoints Blanche Amid Epstein Probe. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
On April 2nd, President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 2nd, just hours after rumors hit that she was on the way out. In a truth social post, he called her a great patriot, who crushed crime nationwide, dropping murders to the lowest since 1900. Now she's heading to a private sector gig soon to be announced. And Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche steps up as acting AG. Earlier reports show Trump venting frustration inside the White House over Bondi's handling of Jeffrey Epstein files. His base pushed back hard on how the admin managed those records, and sources say he questioned her performance privately despite public praise. Bondi drew heat for mentioning an Epstein client list under review, but the Justice Department clarified no such list exists. She meant broader. Materials. She still has backers like Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who defended her before, though some admitted mishandling parts of the response. Trump appeared with Bondi at big events like the Supreme Court visit, and his Iran address, sending mixed signals.
Internally, talks day business as usual until the act spell. Bondi faces a Capitol Hill deposition later this month in the Epstein probe, while Blanche takes the reins amid the shake-up eyes, now on how this plays out for Trump's legal team. This has been Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI.
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