Pamela Bondi, staunch Trump ally, out as attorney general
President Trump ousted Pamela Bondi as attorney general and appointed Todd Blanche as her acting replacement.
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President Trump ousted Pamela Bondi as attorney general and appointed Todd Blanche as her acting replacement.
President Trump ousted Attorney General Pamela Bondi, replacing her with acting head Todd Blanche. Her tenure was marked by controversies over DOJ independence, the Epstein files, and investigations into political rivals.
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President Trump dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi, replacing her with Todd Blanche as acting AG. Left-leaning outlets like Raw Story frame the move as a purge of a loyalist who wasn't aggressive enough against political rivals, while AP News and center-right sources focus on Trump's specific frustrations with the Department of Justice's management and the handling of the Epstein files.
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