Trump fires Pam Bondi after a tumultuous year of Epstein files fumbles and MAGA base anger after White House showdown | 2 April 2026 | Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi as his attorney general after she desperately pleaded for her job in a late-night White House showdown. Bondi becomes the second cabinet casualty in less than a month… Trump said that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as acting attorney general until a permanent nominee is picked. Trump’s reasoning for the sudden dismissal comes in part because the President believes Bondi tipped off Eric Swalwell about the FBI’s efforts to release investigative documents related to his relationship with an alleged Chinese spy. The FBI was preparing a cache of documents on Swalwell’s relationship with Christine Fang. “She’s intervening in those matters. The White House wasn’t pleased she was intervening due to her personal friendship with Swalwell,” the source added.