Epstein accusations and pressure from the boss: Bondi’s time as Trump’s chief enforcer

From attempts to prosecute president's foes to claims of a cover-up, attorney general endured tumultuous tenure

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Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, on Thursday, removing the nation's chief law enforcement officer after months of mounting frustration over her handling of the Epstein files and her faltering attempts to prosecute the president's political enemies.

We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future," Trump wrote in a social media post on Thursday. He said she would be replaced by her deputy, Todd Blanche, on an interim basis.