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SNL’s Pam Bondi wants her job back after making history with Trump firing: ‘I shattered that glass exit door’

Ashley Padilla’s ousted attorney general laments DOJ staffers tossing her portrait in the trash ‘like it was the Epstein files’

The Independent UK

Lawmakers Call For Pam Bondi's Testimony About Epstein Files Despite Her Firing

Before her firing, former Attorney General Pam Bondi had been served a subpoena to testify in front of Congress about the release of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

International Business Times

Attorney General Pam Bondi gets the boot as Trump adds another name to his firing spree

Another Lackey, another firing. The spree has begun.

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Trump fires attorney general Pam Bondi: How Epstein files dogged her tenure at DOJ

Donald Trump has removed Pam Bondi as attorney general after months of pressure over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and broader dissatisfaction with Justice Department actions, marking a major shift in the administration’s legal leadership.

The Times of India

Pam Bondi’s extreme political loyalty to Trump wasn’t enough to save her job

After President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 2, 2026, news reports suggested that she fell from grace, not for being too independent, but for not being effective enough at defending him and prosecuting his political enemies.

The Conversation

Trump Could Take Classified Documents and Never Return Them Under DOJ's Unconstitutional Ruling

The Trump Justice Department's new legal opinion claims the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional, allowing Trump to retain sensitive documents post-presidency.

International Business Times UK

A look at Todd Blanche, the ex-Trump lawyer who's the president's pick for acting attorney general

Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client

The Independent UK

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5 Photos of Pam Bondi and Donald Trump: Fired Attorney General Breaks Silence Following Brutal 'Axe'

Pam Bondi has spoken publicly for the first time since being fired as US attorney general by Donald Trump, praising her brief tenure and promising to keep 'fighting for President Trump' in a new private sector role.

International Business Times UK

Justice Department Drops 23,000 Cases To Make Room for Trump's Immigration Crackdown

The agency refused to prosecute alleged national security, labor, and white-collar crime while increasing immigration cases, a new report finds.

Reason

Who is Todd Blanche? Trump Chooses Pam Bondi Replacement as Attorney General

Explore Todd Blanche's journey from a federal prosecutor to Trump's trusted legal ally and now the acting Attorney General, following Pam Bondi's removal.

International Business Times UK

Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general

US attorney general Pam Bondi has been ousted as attorney journal by president Donald Trump.

The Times of India

Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general in major shakeup

Trump’s former criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche will step into interim attorney general role after Bondi’s departure

The Independent UK

Activist Mahmoud Khalil wants ex-Justice Department official off panel of judges weighing his appeal

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student fighting deportation, have asked Judge Emil Bove to step aside from an appellate panel that could weigh in on his case because of Bove’s previous role as a top Justice Department official involved in investigating student protesters

The Independent UK

Pamela Bondi, staunch Trump ally, out as attorney general

President Donald Trump ousted Pamela Bondi as attorney general Thursday, closing out a tumultuous tenure punctuated by rolling controversies and attacks against the Justice Department’s traditional independence from the White House. Trump, who made the announcement in a social media post, said his former personal attorney, Deputy Attorney General Todd…

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The Independent UK

Attorney General Bondi to be out ‘imminently’ after disastrous Epstein files release: report

The president has privately considered replacing Pam Bondi with Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, sources close to the matter told The New York Times

Axios

Exclusive: Trump's DOJ says he's not required to turn over official records

Trump was indicted after his first term for failing to turn over some documents when he left office.

Reason

A Fifth Circuit Bait-and-Switch to Ignore Crime Victims' Rights

In 2023 the Fifth Circuit denied the victims' families challenge to the illegally negotiated Boeing DPA as being "premature"--but today the Circuit denied the families' challenge as coming too late.

The Independent UK

Trump’s DOJ shut down more than 23,000 criminal cases to focus on immigration, report finds

Administration launched 32,000 immigration cases while Pam Bondi’s Justice Department abandoned hundreds of criminal prosecutions, ProPublica found

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The Independent UK

Minnesota sued by Trump administration over transgender athlete participation in sports

‘The Trump Administration does not tolerate flawed state policies that ignore biological reality and unfairly undermine girls on the playing field,’ Pam Bondi said

The Independent UK

Justice Department probes California and Maine over housing transgender women with female inmates

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether California and Maine violate female inmates’ rights by housing them with transgender women

The Independent UK

The NAACP names ex-DOJ civil rights chief Kristen Clarke as its top lawyer

The NAACP has named Kristen Clarke, a former Biden Justice Department official, as its next general counsel

The Independent UK

Prosecutor conceded lack of criminal evidence in Federal Reserve investigation, transcript shows

Newly released court records indicate the Justice Department's investigation of a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Federal Reserve didn’t find any evidence of a crime before a judge quashed government subpoenas, dealing a severe blow to the probe

The Independent UK

Judge appoints new US attorney for New Jersey after Habba, other officials were disqualified

A federal judge has appointed veteran prosecutor Robert Frazer as U.S. attorney for New Jersey, ending a dispute between the judiciary and Trump administration

The Mary Sue

Democrats launch an impeachment bid against Pam Bondi after she shockingly refuses a crucial subpoena in the Epstein files case

Democratic lawmakers are moving to impeach Attorney General Pam Bondi after she reportedly refused to commit to honoring a subpoena regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files. This dramatic development comes after Democrats walked out of a closed-door briefing on Wednesday, calling it an “outrageous fake hearing.”

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In a twist, Donald Trump’s DOJ give up in the court, leaving judges speechless

There are too many cases, no time, and inconsistent cooperation from ICE

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