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Chris Stein in Washington

Democrats cheer Trump’s firing of Pam Bondi and attack Epstein files ‘cover-up’

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Pam Bondi at an event at the White House in December. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

With quips, memes and jabs, Democrats cheered Donald Trump’s firing of attorney general Pam Bondi on Thursday, while the president’s Republican allies praised her relatively brief tenure overseeing the justice department.

Trump announced Bondi’s departure on Truth Social, saying: “We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future.” Her deputy, Todd Blanche, will take over as acting attorney general.

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