Pam Bondi Out As AG Following Months Of Epstein Controversy, Criticism Over Lack Of Prosecutions

President Donald Trump is replacing Pam Bondi as Attorney General of the United States, bringing an end to her highly scrutinized tenure, the White House confirmed to The Daily Wire on Thursday.

The president made the decision in part because he was frustrated with the lack of criminal prosecutions of Democrats who committed law fare against him, a federal source shared. Trump met Bondi before his evening speech last night and told her that she was being replaced, a second source with knowledge of the meeting told The Daily Wire.

Trump also met with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday, that source said. Zeldin has been rumored to be under consideration to lead the Justice Department.

The president praised Bondi in a post on Truth Social following reports of her ouster and said she would be “transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector.”

“Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. 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. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

It is unclear how much support Zeldin would have if Trump were to choose him for the position, in part due to what some perceive as his lack of his experience as a lawyer. DOJ sources predicted to The Daily Wire that senior officials at the Justice Department would be reluctant to stay if “someone that unqualified were appointed as attorney general.”

Bondi, who was touted by Trump as being “tough on violent criminals” and “an America First fighter” when she was nominated, was criticized frequently for her role in the Epstein investigation and the Justice Department’s struggle to prosecute some of Trump’s political enemies.

Shortly after taking over as attorney general in early February of 2025, Bondi was criticized for the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation into pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In late February 2025, Bondi said the supposed client list belonging to Epstein was sitting on her desk, but after the FBI concluded a review of the Epstein files, the Justice Department said it found no evidence that a client list existed.

Last October, Trump accidentally posted what was meant to be a private message to Bondi on Truth Social. In the message, Trump

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