
President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday in Washington, capping months of mounting frustration over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and failure to secure indictments against his political enemies. The move, confirmed by Trump on his social media platform, underscores a familiar pattern in his administration where once-favoured lieutenants like Bondi, Steve Bannon and James Comey have been unceremoniously dumped after White House clashes.