Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

Attorney General Pam Bondi has been fired, a senior administration official and a source familiar with the matter told NBC News.

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi is leaving her position, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, amid reports that he was frustrated with her handling of some of his key priorities.

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"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," he said in a Truth Social post, adding that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would take over as the acting attorney general.

A senior administration official and a source familiar with the matter told NBC News that Bondi was fired.