President Donald Trump is replacing Pam Bondi as Attorney General of the United States, bringing an end to her highly scrutinized tenure, the White House confirmed to The Daily Wire on Thursday.
The president made the decision in part because he was frustrated with the lack of criminal prosecutions of Democrats who committed lawfare against him, a federal source shared. Trump met Bondi before his evening speech last night and told her that she was being replaced, a second source with knowledge of the meeting told The Daily Wire.
Trump also met with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday, the source said. Zeldin has been rumored to be under consideration to lead the Justice Department.
The president praised Bondi in a post on Truth Social following reports of her ouster and said she would be &#8220;transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector.&#8221; Trump said that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as acting attorney general.
&#8220;Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900,&#8221; Trump wrote. &#8220;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, and our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&#8221;
Bondi <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/2039780681874841925">said</a> she is &#8220;eternally grateful&#8221; for Trump&#8217;s decision to appoint her attorney general, adding that she in the role for the next month.
&#8220;Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts to make America safer and more secure has been the honor of a lifetime, and easily the most consequential first year of the Department of Justice in American history,&#8221; Bondi added. &#8220;Since February 2025, we have secured the lowest murder rate in 125 years, secured first-ever terrorism convictions against members of Antifa, shattered domestic and transnational gangs across the country, taken custody of more than 90 key cartel figures, and won 24 favorable rulings at the Supreme Court.&#8221;
It is unclear how much support Zeldin would have if Trump were to choose him for the position, in part due to what some perceive as his lack of prosecutorial or senior DOJ experience. DOJ sources predicted to The Daily Wire that senior officials at the Justice Department would be reluctant to stay if “someone that unqualified were appointed as attorney general.”
Bondi, who was touted by Trump as being “tough on violent criminals” and “an America First fighter” when she was nominated, was criticized frequently for her role in the Epstein investigation and the Justice Department’s struggle to prosecute some of Trump’s political enemies.
Shortly after taking over as attorney general in early February of 2025, Bondi was criticized for the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation into pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In late February 2025, Bondi said the supposed client list belonging to Epstein was sitting on her desk, but after the FBI concluded a review of the Epstein files, the Justice Department said it found no evidence that a client list existed.
Last October, Trump posted what appeared to be intended as a private message to Bondi on Truth Social. In the message, Trump expressed frustration that &#8220;nothing is being done&#8221; to prosecute Democrats, such as former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and California Sen. Adam Schiff.
&#8220;They’re all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done,&#8221; Trump wrote, adding, &#8220;We can&#8217;t delay any longer, it&#8217;s killing our reputation and credibility.&#8221;
Comey, James, and Schiff have all faced investigations since Trump got back into office last year, but so far, the Justice Department has not made any progress on its cases against the Democrats. Indictments against Comey and James were dismissed last November over issues with how the prosecutor in the case was appointed.

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A Secret Service agent was injured Friday morning after negligently discharging his firearm and shooting himself in the leg while escorting former first lady Jill Biden through the Philadelphia International Airport, the agency told The Daily Wire.
The agent fired the weapon just after 8:30 a.m. while on a protective assignment. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. No one else was injured.
&#8220;The Secret Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility will be reviewing the facts and circumstances of this incident. We are grateful for our law enforcement and public safety partners who provided medical assistance,&#8221; the Secret Service said.
After the shooting, a large police presence was reported in Terminal C of the airport, according to CBS affiliate <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/secret-service-shooting-jill-biden-phl">KYW-TV</a>. A medic unit responded to the scene and then left the area, followed by a Philadelphia police car.
The Secret Service has faced intense scrutiny from the public and from Congress after the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, which was one of the agency&#8217;s most serious security failures in modern history.
Last year, more <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whats-going-on-with-the-secret-service-recent-mishaps-put-trumps-protectors-under-the-microscope" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scandals</a> hit the Secret Service after a uniformed division officer allegedly fell asleep while on duty at the United Nations General Assembly, and an armed individual bypassed security screening at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia.
Despite those incidents, the Secret Service has also been praised for recent operations. In September, Secret Service personnel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/secret-service-dismantles-imminent-electronic-threat-ahead-of-trump-un-speech?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Secret+Service+Dismantles+%E2%80%98Imminent%E2%80%99+Electronic+Threat+Ahead+Of+Trump+UN+Speech">took down</a> a network of electronic devices in New York that had been used to target senior federal officials with telecommunications threats.
In February, agents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/armed-intruder-with-shotgun-sparks-deadly-secret-service-response-at-mar-a-lago?author=Jordan+Schroeder&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Armed+Intruder+With+Shotgun+Sparks+Deadly+Secret+Service+Response+At+Mar-A-Lago">shot and killed</a> an armed man who attempted to break into Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun.

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is resetting federal fuel standards that were used by President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration to impose severe regulations on American car manufacturers.
The president unveiled the changes in the Oval Office, promising that the reset of the Biden-era fuel economy standards will save American families a combined $109 billion. The president said he will realign the standards with real world market conditions.
&#8220;Combined with the insane electric vehicle mandate, Biden&#8217;s burdensome regulations helped cause the price of cars to soar more than 425%, and in one case, they went up 18% in one year,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Today, we&#8217;re taking one more step to kill the Green New Scam.&#8221;
The president added that his administration&#8217;s action &#8220;is expected to save the typical consumer at least $1,000 off the price of a new car, and we think substantially more than that.&#8221;
Trump was flanked by Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as well as Republican lawmakers and the CEOs of major American carmakers Ford and Stellantis.
“Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg illegally twisted mileage standards to create an electric vehicle mandate — jacking up car prices for American families and forcing manufacturers to produce vehicles no one wanted,” said Duffy. “I’m proud to stand with President Trump in the Oval Office today to say that those days are over. This administration understands the freedom of every American family starts with affordable cars. That’s why our new standards will make that dream more achievable by letting auto manufacturers produce the cars that fit families&#8217; needs at a lower price.”
Trump&#8217;s move was praised by auto leaders, including Ford CEO Jim Farley, who said in a statement ahead of the announcement, “As America’s largest auto producer, we appreciate President Trump’s leadership in aligning fuel economy standards with market realities. We can make real progress on carbon emissions and energy efficiency while still giving customers choice and affordability. This is a win for customers and common sense.”
Farley said in the Oval Office that Trump&#8217;s move will allow Ford to &#8220;invest in affordable vehicles made in the U.S.&#8221;
&#8220;We believe that people should be able to make a choice&#8221; between gas-powered, hybrid, and electric cars, Farley added. &#8220;And we will invest more in affordable vehicles.&#8221;
Under Biden&#8217;s rules, auto manufacturers were required to increase fuel efficiency to an average of around 50 miles per gallon for vehicles by 2031. The Trump administration took immediate action to eliminate the former president&#8217;s policies of fuel efficiency, and shortly after Duffy was sworn in as Transportation secretary in January, he signed an order to roll back Biden&#8217;s fuel economy standards.
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Biden&#8217;s stringent rules, which were imposed under the 1975 Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, worked as a &#8220;backdoor electric vehicle mandate,&#8221; according to the Trump administration. The White House argues that the reset of fuel economy standards &#8220;will realign&#8221; the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program with what Congress initially intended and will take a major burden off of car manufacturers.
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said the Trump administration&#8217;s move would also give Americans more freedom when shopping for vehicles.
&#8220;We look forward to working further with [the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration] on environmentally responsible policies that also allow us to offer our customers the freedom to choose the vehicles they want at prices they can afford,&#8221; Filosa said.
A spokesperson for General Motors said in a statement on Wednesday that it supports the goals of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration&#8217;s proposed rules as well as its &#8220;intention to better align fuel economy standards with market realities.&#8221;
&#8220;We have long advocated for one national standard that upholds customer choice and provides the auto industry long-term stability,&#8221; the spokesman said. &#8220;As we review the proposal, we remain committed to offering the best and broadest portfolio of electric and gas-powered vehicles on the market.&#8221;

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Dan Bongino, the Deputy Director of the FBI, is threatening to leave the bureau if Attorney General Pam Bondi remains on the job, a source close to Bongino tells The Daily Wire.
Bongino is reportedly furious with Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, which has led many to believe he could walk away from the job that he took in February. The source close to Bongino said that he’s effectively issued an ultimatum, saying he won’t work alongside Bondi.
Bongino left a lucrative career in broadcasting to take the job in the Trump administration. He was not present at the FBI on Friday, after a reported spat with the attorney general earlier this week over the Epstein situation.
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BREAKING: Source close to Dan Bongino tells me it’s either him or Pam Bondi, and that he won’t stay at FBI if she stays at DOJ.
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The rift between Bongino and Bondi intensified on Wednesday, days after the Department of Justice announced there was no evidence to prove that child rapist Jeffrey Epstein had a client list, had blackmailed powerful people, or had been murdered. Bondi had promised to reveal major details in the case five months ago, when there were no massive revelations to bring forward.
The deputy FBI director, who raised questions about Epstein’s death before he was in the Trump administration, said in May that his review of the file and hours of video recording from Epstein’s jail proved that the child abuser committed suicide. FBI Director Kash Patel also said that the evidence the bureau has reviewed shows that Epstein was not murdered.
A source close to the Justice Department told The Daily Wire that Patel also wants Bondi gone, and that he would consider departing alongside Bongino. The source also said that Patel wants Bondi to unseal more documents.
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Now, Bongino is considering sending in his resignation over the fallout with Bondi. While it remains unclear if Bongino will step down, his normally active official social media account has been <a href="https://x.com/FBIDDBongino">quiet</a> since Wednesday, when his frustration with Bondi reportedly boiled over.
One source close to Bongino predicted to Axios, “He ain’t coming back.” Trump administration officials, however, are saying that Bongino remains on the job.
Bondi was criticized after stating in February that she had Epstein’s client list on her desk and then walking that statement back earlier this week when the DOJ revealed that it did not find evidence that a client list exists. The DOJ and FBI were also criticized after releasing over 10 hours of video footage from the hallway attached to Epstein’s jail cell when people noticed that there was one minute of footage missing from the tape.
“In February, I did an interview on Fox, and it’s been getting a lot of attention because … I was asked a question about the ‘client list’ and my response was, ‘It’s sitting on my desk to be reviewed, meaning the file, along with the JFK, MLK files as well,” Bondi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-rips-reporter-for-asking-about-epstein-case-as-americans-doubt-dojs-conclusions?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=13&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Rips+Reporter+For+Asking+About+Epstein+Case+As+Americans+Doubt+DOJ%E2%80%99s+Conclusions">said</a> during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. “That’s what I meant by that.”
During that same Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump blasted a reporter for asking Bondi about the Epstein case.
“That is unbelievable. … I mean I can’t believe you’re asking a question on Epstein at a time like this when we’re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened in Texas,” Trump said. “It just seems like a desecration.”

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