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Lauren Gambino

Epstein accusations and pressure from the boss: Bondi’s time as Trump’s chief enforcer

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Pam Bondi testifies at her Senate confirmation hearing in January last year. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, on Thursday, removing the nation’s chief law enforcement officer after months of mounting frustration over her handling of the Epstein files and her faltering attempts to prosecute the president’s political enemies.

“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,” Trump wrote in a social media post on Thursday. He said she would be replaced by her deputy, Todd Blanche, on an interim basis.

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