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Trump fires Pam Bondi as AG, appoints his former lawyer in her stead
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US President Donald Trump, US Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche hold a press conference on recent Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House on June 27, 2025 in Washington. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)
US President Donald Trump fires his attorney general Pam Bondi and designates his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as her replacement at the head of the Justice Department.
Bondi “will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector,” Trump announces on his Truth Social platform. “Our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General.”
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