Within hours of President Donald Trump announcing that Pam Bondi was out as attorney general, images of her framed portrait — removed from its place alongside those of the president and vice president in Department of Justice offices — began circulating online. One photo showed the portrait sitting inside a rubbish bin.
The image spread rapidly across social media on 3 April. Current and former DOJ officials said the swift removal was not coincidental, reflecting how deeply unpopular Bondi had become among career staff — thousands of whom had left the department rather than follow her orders, with dozens more forced out. Many DOJ veterans were quietly celebrating her exit.
