Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke out after being fired from her perch as the head of the Justice Department and teased her new private sector role, where she will “continue fighting for President Trump.”
“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,” she posted on X.
“I remain eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again.”
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Trump’s decision to axe Bondi came weeks after making the first cabinet-level firing of his administration, when he terminated former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, who is now serving as special envoy to the Shield of the Americas.
Bondi is getting a new private sector role where she will be allied with the administration, but details of that position are not fully clear.
In the meantime, Trump has tapped Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve as interim AG while he decides on a permanent replacement. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is considered a viable option.
“I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration,” Bondi added on X.
Trump told Bondi in person on Wednesday that she was on the outs, a source previously told The Post.
That conversation took place after the two attended the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case earlier that day.
Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration.…
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) April 2, 2026
Bondi, who served as Florida Attorney General from 2011 through 2019 and was a key ally of Trump’s in the 2020 election aftermath, had been the president’s second choice to helm the DOJ after former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew.
She quickly faced controversy after claiming on Fox News last February that a list of late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein’s “clients” was “sitting on my desk right now to review.” Later, MAGA influencers were welcomed to the White House and given binders titled “The Epstein Files: Phase 1.”
