Pam Bondi’s exit from the Department of Justice has reportedly kicked off a race among Donald Trump-aligned figures vying to be the next attorney general, a key role in the president’s attempts to target his political enemies and defend a sweeping agenda facing a mountain of legal challenges.
The president has repeatedly praised his Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Bondi’s now-former top deputy and the president’s former criminal defense attorney, suggesting that the race may be his to lose.
