{"id":2586565,"date":"2026-04-02T13:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fires-pam-bondi-after-mounting-frustrations-over-epstein-files-doj-pace\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:20:13","slug":"trump-fires-pam-bondi-after-mounting-frustrations-over-epstein-files-doj-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fires-pam-bondi-after-mounting-frustrations-over-epstein-files-doj-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump fires Pam Bondi after mounting frustrations over Epstein files, DOJ pace"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-fires-pam-bondi-after-mounting-frustrations-over-epstein-files-doj-pace%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2586565&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump fired Attorney general Pam Bondi on Thursday, ending weeks of mounting frustration with her leadership at the Justice department and tensions over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-disqualifies-new-york-us-attorney-and-tosses-letitia-james-subpoenas\/\" title=\"Judge disqualifies New York US attorney and tosses Letitia James subpoenas\">politically sensitive prosecutions<\/a>. He named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as interim replacement and signaled a rapid search for a permanent successor, with discussions previously circulating about elevating EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to help advance the president\u2019s agenda. Bondi\u2019s ouster followed months of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-reserve-tapped-robert-hur-to-help-fend-off-doj-subpoenas\/\" title=\"Federal Reserve tapped Robert Hur to help fend off DOJ subpoenas\">political pressure tied<\/a> to the DOJ\u2019s handling of Epstein-related records, including her earlier false claim that she had the Epstein files on her desk and inviting conservative influencers to the White House to receive binders of public documents. The House Oversight committee had subpoenaed Bondi to testify about the department\u2019s actions in the case, with a deposition scheduled for April 14. Trump had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >privately expressed dissatisfaction<\/a> with the DOJ\u2019s aggressiveness in pursuing cases against what he views as political opponents, even as he publicly praised Bondi at times; officials warned that the situation remained fluid.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2535300\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> fired Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a> on Thursday, capping weeks of mounting frustration with her leadership at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> and escalating tensions over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and politically sensitive prosecutions.<\/p>\n<p>Trump named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as her interim replacement.<\/p>\n<p>The decision follows a period in which Trump privately expressed dissatisfaction with what he viewed as a lack of aggression in carrying out his agenda, according to multiple reports this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump is expected to move quickly to name a replacement and has previously discussed elevating Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, a close ally who has earned a reputation inside the administration as a reliable executor of the president&rsquo;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Bondi&rsquo;s ouster comes after she faced months of political pressure tied to the DOJ&rsquo;s handling of records related to Epstein, an issue she inflamed last year by falsely claiming she had the &ldquo;Epstein files&rdquo; on her desk and by inviting conservative influencers to the White House to receive binders full of what turned out to be already public documents. The House oversight committee had subpoenaed Bondi to testify about the department&rsquo;s actions in the case, with a deposition scheduled for April 14.<\/p>\n<p>The Epstein matter had become a particular source of frustration for Trump, who, according to multiple reports in recent days, had grown increasingly critical of how Bondi managed the matter and the broader political fallout surrounding it.<\/p>\n<p>In the hours leading up to her firing, however, administration-aligned sources pushed back on the notion that Bondi&rsquo;s position was in jeopardy, underscoring the fluid and at times contradictory nature of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This narrative is driven by special interests of people who are not even in the administration,&rdquo; a DOJ source familiar with the matter told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> just hours before her removal.<\/p>\n<p>A separate source close to the White House was even more blunt, saying Thursday when asked about reports of her removal: &ldquo;Not happening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4512351\/kentucky-in-state-tuition-illegal-immigrants-doj\/?utm_source=BREAKING%20%7C%20Pam%20Bondi%20ousted%20as%20attorney%20general_04\/02\/2026&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=WEX_Breaking%20News&amp;rid=63&amp;env=15ba1a1ff4bcb81153665d5aa6e0fd7c08ddfa3bae124e8876d99aaf8335d06d\">KENTUCKY BLOCKS IN-STATE TUITION OFFERINGS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AFTER DOJ AGREEMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite those denials, Trump had voiced concerns about the DOJ&rsquo;s performance in pursuing cases involving what he views as accountability for his political opponents. <\/p>\n<p>The president had also sent mixed public signals about Bondi in the days before her dismissal, calling her &ldquo;a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-killed-by-her-own-dog-police-arrive-at-scene-of-horror-and-open-fire\/\" title=\"Woman Killed by Her Own Dog - Police Arrive at Scene of Horror and Open Fire\">wonderful person&#038;rdquo<\/a>; who was &ldquo;doing a good job,&rdquo; even as frustrations mounted behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump fires AG Pam Bondi; interim Todd Blanche named<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2586566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26092055690498.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[9006,45476,3634],"class_list":["post-2586565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-epstein","tag-pam-bondi","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26092055690498.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586565"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586569,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586565\/revisions\/2586569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}