AG Pam Bondi Fired By Trump
on Apr 02, 2026
Bondi’s Termination Follows Trump’s Removal Of Kristi Noem From DHS
On Thursday, April 2, President Donald Trump fired U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
She had served in the Trump administration for just over a year, having been confirmed as AG on Feb. 4, 2025, and sworn in the next day.
The removal from her role as AG comes months after she oversaw the Department of Justice’s controversial rollout of the files pertaining to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Writing on Truth Social, Trump stated, “Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900.”
This statistic comes from a study conducted by the Council on Criminal Justice, in which the report projects that homicides in 2025 could’ve dropped to “about 4.0 per 100,000 residents,” which “would be the lowest rate ever recorded in law enforcement or public health data going back to 1900.”
As of January of 2026, this report is not yet conclusive on this statistic.
Trump continued his Truth Social post on Bondi’s removal, saying, “We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector.”
This private sector job Bondi is said to be starting was not disclosed by Trump.
Describing Assistant AG Todd Blanche as “a very talented and respected Legal Mind,” Trump then announced that Blanche will now serve as Acting Attorney General.
See Trump’s full sendoff to Pam Bondi as AG, here:
Sources close to the Trump administration indicate he is eyeing EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to be the permanent replacement for Bondi, but that decision has not yet been announced.
The removal of Bondi follows Trump’s removal of Kristi Noem as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Noem’s removal from DHS was announced on March 5, with her replacement, Marmwayne Mullin, being sworn in as head of DHS on March 24.
This is a developing story.
