The attorney general's firing shows why even the most faithful MAGA acolytes are disposable
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The attorney general's firing shows why even the most faithful MAGA acolytes are disposable
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April 3, 2026 6:45AM (EDT)
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Attorney general was key part of effort to go after enemies but even she could not satisfy whims of mercurial president
Bondi earned president’s ire over handling release of Epstein files and failing to prosecute his political enemies
From attempts to prosecute president’s foes to claims of a cover-up, attorney general endured tumultuous tenure
Pam Bondi failed to please a president fixated on prosecuting political enemies – key US politics stories from Thursday 2 April…
"She will not escape accountability and remains legally obligated to appear before our committee under oath," said the top…
If the idea was to shed some of the liabilities of the Epstein scandal by firing Bondi, the move seems likely to backfire
Epstein accusations and pressure from the boss: Bondi’s time as Trump’s chief enforcer
