WASHINGTON.- The president Donald Trump announced that the US attorney general was dismissed, Pam Bondiwho will join the private sector.
Through your social network, Truth SocialTrump confirmed that Todd Blanchedeputy attorney general, will occupy the position on an interim basis.
In his message he referred to Bondi, who has supported Trump for almost a decade, as a “great patriot” and “loyal friend” who “served faithfully” as attorney general.
“We love Pam very much, and she will move on to a new, much-needed and important role in the private sector, which will be announced at a later date.”.
What do we know about the dismissal of Pam Bondi?
This Thursday, Trump dismissed Pam Bondi as attorney general.
According to Fox Newswhich broke the news before Trump’s official confirmation by citing White House sources, Bondi was informed of the decision late Wednesday.
“He did an extraordinary job overseeing a massive crackdown on crime across our country.”Trump wrote when confirming the report.
Recently, the US Attorney’s Office suffered several setbacks, including not closing the case of Jeffrey Epstein; American media reported that Bondi had that goal but did not achieve it, and the Department of Justice ended up making thousands of documents public.
He also failed to indict figures that Trump said would take judicial revenge, such as the attorney general of New York, Letitia Jamesand six Democratic legislators who called on American soldiers to disobey orders that are illegal.
Trump’s “public enemies” also include Jerome Powellchairman of the Federal Reserve, who received subpoenas before the case was overturned.
Bondi has been a Trump supporter for years, first giving him support when he was attorney general of Florida. She was considered one of the most faithful and closest figures to the president.
For her part, Blanche was a defense attorney for people close to Trump such as Rudy Giulianiformer mayor of New Yorkand even represented Trump in the case against him for payments to the porn actress Stormy Daniels.
This is the second major departure in the US government. Earlier this month, Trump replaced Kristi Noem at Homeland Security.
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