Pam Bondi Breaks Silence After Trump Fired Her As Attorney General Over Missteps: Live Updates

Family of salient Epstein subsister releases statement

The family of Virginia Giuffre, 1 of nan astir salient Epstein survivors, who died past year, released a connection successful consequence to Pam Bondi’s dismissal.

“Alliance to a corrupt schedule ne'er serves you,” nan family wrote. “Another 1 falls connected nan beard to protect nan powerful! We dream she has nan courageousness to attest and really do correct by survivors this time.”

Bondi is scheduled to attest earlier nan House Oversight Committee connected her handling of nan Epstein files adjacent month.

Mike Bedigan3 April 2026 06:30

Recap: Trump ousts Pam Bondi arsenic lawyer wide successful awesome shakeup

Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi aft a tumultuous 14 months starring a radically transformed and politically driven Department of Justice.

Trump’s erstwhile criminal defense lawyer Todd Blanche will service arsenic acting lawyer wide aft Bondi’s departure.

Here’s nan afloat communicative from Alex Woodward successful lawsuit you missed it:

Mike Bedigan3 April 2026 05:30

Democratic Senator says Bondi's replacement will person to 'sacrifice integrity'

Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a personnel of nan Judiciary Committee, has said that whoever replaces Pam Bondi arsenic Attorney General will "have to woody pinch immoderate superior problems" astatine nan DOJ.

“I deliberation for anybody successful that position successful this administration, location is simply a unspeakable hostility for them successful bid to support nan job,” Whitehouse told CNN.

“They person sewage to sacrifice their integrity and beryllium consenting to do gangster stuff, and that tends to clang into laws and section rules and conventions and ultimately, national judges.”

Mike Bedigan3 April 2026 04:59

Blanche says Bondi's firing had thing to do pinch Epstein files saga

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has claimed that Pam Bondi’s firing from her station had thing to do pinch her handling of nan Epstein files.

“I person ne'er heard President Trump opportunity that nan lawyer wide was – that thing that happened to her had thing to do pinch nan Epstein files,” Blanche told Fox News Thursday night.

He went connected to declare that nan Justice Department had now “released each nan files pinch respect to nan Epstein saga.”

“To nan grade nan Epstein files was a portion of nan past twelvemonth of this justness department, it should not beryllium a portion of thing going forward,” Blanche said.

Mike Bedigan3 April 2026 04:35

J6er-turned-government advisor besides quits station astatine Justice Department

A erstwhile FBI supplier who stormed nan U.S. Capitol connected January 6 and was later made a elder advisor astatine nan Justice Department has announced that he excessively is leaving nan department, pursuing nan departure of Attorney General Pam Bondi.

“Today I resigned from my position astatine nan U.S. Department of Justice,” Jared Lee Wise wrote connected X.

“I returned to Washington to afloat expose nan abuses by nan FBI and DOJ against J6 defendants, but it became clear that this will only hap from extracurricular of government. So I near and will do so.”

Wise was scheduled to spell to proceedings 10 days earlier Donald Trump returned to nan White House.

He had antecedently admitted to urging rioters to “kill” rule enforcement astatine nan Capitol connected January 6, and faced six counts successful relationship pinch nan riots.

Wise was pardoned by Donald Trump connected his first time backmost successful office, on pinch astir each rioter charged successful relationship pinch nan assault.

Read much present from Alex Woodward:

Mike Bedigan3 April 2026 04:10

Laura Ingraham says Bondi had go 'political liability'

Fox News big Laura Ingraham has claimed Pam Bondi was fired by Donald Trump because she “had go a governmental liability.”

Speaking connected her show The Ingraham Angle hours aft Trump announced Bondi’s departure connected Truth Social Thursday, Ingraham pointed to nan handling of nan Epstein files arsenic nan main logic for her exit.

“Mistakes and redactions successful nan Epstein files, and past a expected correction successful accusation turned complete precocious to Hill Democrats,” she noted. “But, perhaps, nan astir scathing disapproval of Bondi was astir her handling of nan Epstein files.”

Later successful nan show, Ingraham said she considered Bondi a friend.

“A batch of folks really for illustration Pam Bondi. I see her a friend. I deliberation she is simply a patriot to this country. And she surely has been highly loyal to President Trump,” she said.

“But nan frustrations connected his portion were intolerable to ignore.”

Mike Bedigan3 April 2026 03:50

Former Trump White House lawyer says Trump is 'targeting' female furniture members

Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb said he believed Donald Trump is targeting female members of his furniture much harshly than antheral members.

“He doesn’t person nan respect aliases nan admiration for women that you would expect for personification who holds this exalted office,” he told CNN Thursday evening.

Cobb pointed to different furniture members, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, that he believed “should beryllium dismissed.”

Mike Bedigan3 April 2026 03:30

California Rep issues stark informing to Trump furniture aft Bondi exit

Democratic congressman Ted Lieu issued a stark informing to different members of nan Trump management pursuing nan departure of Pam Bondi arsenic Attorney General.

“Dear trump Cabinet: You whitethorn deliberation you person impunity because beloved leader will pardon you,” Lieu wrote connected X.

“Think again. You ne'er cognize erstwhile trump will capriciously propulsion you nether nan autobus without a attraction for you ever again.

“I dream you deliberation doubly earlier violating nan law. November is coming.”

Mike Bedigan3 April 2026 03:05

Thomas Massie blasts Matt Gaetz complete his praise of Pam Bondi

Rep. Thomas Massie, nan writer of nan authorities to merchandise files to Jeffrey Epstein, pushed backmost connected erstwhile Rep. Matt Gaetz's praise of outgoing Attorney General Pam Bondi.

President Donald Trump had initially named Gaetz to beryllium lawyer wide for his 2nd term, but Gaetz withdrew his management pursuing an House Ethics Committee investigation. In turn, Trump nominated Bondi, nan erstwhile Florida lawyer general, to lead nan Department of Justice.

"Pam Bondi will beryllium known arsenic 1 of nan awesome crime fighters of our time," Gaetz said. "She is simply a patriot who has each of our appreciation."

Gaetz besides praised acting lawyer wide Todd Blanche, Trump's erstwhile lawyer, who is now lawman lawyer general.

"Todd Blanche near his comfortable occupation astatine a awesome patient to take sides President Trump against horrendous lawfare," Gaetz said. "He has shown civilized courage, spot and exquisite ineligible talent."

Massie responded tersely. "April Fools was yesterday," he said.

Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California led nan discharge petition to merchandise files related to Epstein

Mike Bedigan3 April 2026 02:45

Epstein survivors 'celebrating but angry' pursuing Bondi's exit

"So we're celebrating successful 1 sense, but we're angry, because nan men request to beryllium held accountable," she told The Independent.

McGee said that truthful far, nan only members of nan Trump management who person faced accountability and mislaid their jobs person been women.

She besides compared it to really Epstein's erstwhile partner, provider and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced for her actions, but antheral abusers person not been.

"Noem, Bondi, moreover Ghislaine – and Ghislaine recruited me, truthful she's wherever she belongs – but it's each of nan women that are successful trouble, and they're having to do nan perp walk," she said.

"They're having nan embarrassment."

Eric Garcia3 April 2026 02:20