US EditionOnly Trump Knows Why He Replaced Bondi as Attorney General, New Leader of Justice Department Says
Blanche said he did not know why Trump removed Pam Bondi and used his first news conference to outline a new anti-fraud push.
- On Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche held his first news conference, stating that "nobody" besides President Donald Trump knows why Attorney General Pam Bondi was replaced last week.
- Bondi reportedly faced scrutiny over her failure to prosecute the president's political adversaries and stumbles in handling the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, which remains under House Oversight Committee subpoena.
- Blanche insisted Tuesday he feels no "pressure" despite the president's well-publicized desire for retribution, dismissing claims that the Justice Department is "weaponizing" itself as "completely false."
- Addressing reports on two missing Air Force officers in Iran, Blanche noted the department "will always investigate" classified disclosures, even if it requires subpoenaing journalists.
- Blanche, a former Trump defense attorney, demurred on his potential nomination as permanent Attorney General, stating that serving in any capacity under the president is "an honor.
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The new leader of the Department of Justice said Tuesday that “nobody”, apart from President Donald Trump, knows why Pam Bondi was replaced as Attorney General last week. “No one has any idea why the Attorney General is no longer the Attorney General, and I am the Acting Attorney General, except President Trump,” Todd Blanche told reporters when asked at a press conference unrelated to this issue whether Bondi lost his job because he was unsucce…
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Only Trump knows why he replaced Bondi as attorney general, new leader of Justice Department says
The Justice Department’s new leader says “nobody” except President Donald Trump knows why Pam Bondi was replaced as attorney general last week.
Acting AG says ‘Nobody has any idea why’ Pam Bondi was fired except for Trump
During his first news conference Tuesday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche showcased his loyalty to President Donald Trump while declining to answer specific questions about the war with Iran, why Attorney General Pam Bondi was fired or other investigations into the president’s enemies.
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