Fox News Reports Trump ‘Already Fired’ Pam Bondi

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President Donald Trump has already relieved Attorney General Pam Bondi of her post, Fox News reported on Thursday afternoon.

According to Katelyn Caralle and Emma Colton, “Bondi met with Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday night ahead of his speech to the nation on the war in Iran where was reportedly informed of her ouster, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. One of those sources said that by the time Trump took his place behind the podium for the address, Bondi had already lost her job and was on her way back to Florida.”

Their story follows a number of others about Bondi’s impending ouster. Earlier on Thursday morning, Semafor’s Shelby Talcott had tweeted that “the president has informed Pam Bondi that her time as AG is nearing an end” and “all the normal caveats that he could change his mind apply.”

Politico’s Dasha Burns had also reported that Bondi will “will be out imminently” on Thursday morning, following Wednesday evening stories from CNN and The New York Times suggesting that Bondi would likely be leaving her post soon.

“A person close to the White House tells Dasha that when Trump met EPA boss Lee Zeldin on Tuesday to discuss last year’s California wildfires, Trump also discussed the potential of tapping him for the AG role (CNN and the NYT last night both named Zeldin as the most likely successor.) A second person familiar with the situation tells Dasha that Bondi will be out imminently,” read Thursday’s edition of Politico Playbook.

The Times‘ Tyler Pager had previously reported that “President Trump has discussed firing Attorney General Pam Bondi in recent days as he grows frustrated with her leadership at the Justice Department and her handling of the Epstein files” on Wednesday. “Among his top complaints is Ms. Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files, which has become a political liability for Mr. Trump among his supporters. He has also complained about her shortcomings as a communicator and vented about what he sees as the department’s lack of aggressiveness in going after his foes, according to people who have spoken to him recently.”

President Donald Trump told the Times and CNN that “Attorney General Pam Bondi is a wonderful person and she is doing a good job.”

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