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'Good riddance': Pam Bondi gets dumped, and Hakeem Jeffries already has bets on who will be Trump's next casualty

Jeffries celebrated Bondi’s firing, said Hegseth was next and called for continued accountability.

'Good riddance': Pam Bondi gets dumped, and Hakeem Jeffries already has bets on who will be Trump's next casualty
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This article1 analysis · Oct 8, 2026
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries celebrated Pam Bondi’s departure and said Pete Hegseth was next. Jeffries accused Bondi of misconduct at the Justice Department, while President Trump praised her service and said she would move to a private-sector job.

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House Minority Leader criticizing Bondi’s departure and the Trump administration

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Former attorney general whose firing Jeffries celebrated

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Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Deputy attorney general named as acting attorney general

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who praised Bondi and announced the acting attorney general

Pete Hegseth
R · Secretary of Defense

Defense secretary whom Jeffries said was next

Kristi Noem
Former U.S. Representative (R-SD)

Former homeland security secretary whose firing Jeffries referenced

Lee M. Zeldin
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

EPA administrator reportedly considered for attorney general

ALSO MENTIONED  Stephen Miller, Trump adviser Jeffries had called to leave the administration

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