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The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

Who is Lee Zeldin, front-runner to replace Pam Bondi who Trump believes faltered on Epstein probe?

After Kristi Noem, it's probably time for Pam Bondi to leave her highly prestigious role in the Donald Trump administration as the AG as Trump is seriously considering replacing Bondi because of dissatisfaction with how her department handled the Jeffrey Epstein Files case. Trump has asked people about replacing Bondi, who faces a deposition later this month on Capitol Hill related to the congressional investigation into the late sex trafficker, CNN reported. Trump believed that Bondi did not investigate enough of his political opponents.

White House officials have discussed several possibilities as options for attorney general, but Lee Zeldin, the Senate-confirmed administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is the likely replacement, CNN confirmed the names as a possibility. Trump met Zeldin on Tuesday.

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