Trump Considers Ousting AG Bondi Over DOJ Handling

President Donald Trump has discussed removing Pam Bondi from her position as U.S. Attorney General amid growing frustration with the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein and its efforts to prosecute his political opponents, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

The deliberations, which surfaced in recent days, center on Bondi's leadership at the department she has headed since her confirmation in early 2025. Sources said Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with the pace and aggressiveness of investigations into figures such as former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Senator Adam Schiff. He has also criticized Bondi's communication style and the department's management of Epstein-related documents, which have drawn bipartisan scrutiny and backlash from some of Trump's supporters.

Epstein, the financier who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, has remained a focal point of congressional oversight. The Justice Department released more than three million pages of files in January under the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, but the disclosures included...