US EditionTrump Lowered the Boom on Bondi with These 4 Simple Words
Bondi was removed after Trump said she fell short on prosecutions and mishandled the Epstein files, according to people familiar with the matter.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi, making her the second Cabinet member to leave his administration this term, and announced her departure on Truth Social.
- Trump had reportedly been dissatisfied with Bondi for months, citing a "steady drip of frustrations" concerning the DOJ and her failure to prosecute his political enemies, including botched handling of Jeffrey Epstein files.
- During a Wednesday trip to the Supreme Court in "The Beast," Trump told Bondi, "I think it's time" for a change, though she had asked to remain in her post until summer.
- Bondi will serve until month's end before being replaced in an acting capacity by her deputy, Todd Blanche, after growing emotional upon realizing she was out, according to colleagues.
- Trump's decision follows his firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last month, which prompted Bondi to tell friends her position was in jeopardy given his unyielding demands for retribution against political foes.
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She wanted to stay until the summer, but Trump rejected her plea. Instead, the president whispered five words to Pam Bondi. Then she was fired.
Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on her way to the Supreme Court. The six words Trump said to Bondi were, according to the Wall Street Journal: “I think it's time.”
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was very clear that her days were numbered. President Donald Trump had complained uncompromisingly, too often and to too many people about his inability to prosecute the people he hates. Bondi failed to meet Trump’s inflexible and unrealistic demands to retaliate against his enemies. He had made error after error in his handling of the Epstein case files. His critics were close to the president. Last month, Bondi …
Trump lowered the boom on Bondi with these 4 simple words
President Donald Trump lowered the boom on Attorney General Pam Bondi with four simple words, the Wall Street Journal reported. “I think it’s time,” Trump told Bondi as to two rode together to the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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