All posts tagged "Pam Bondi"

As President Donald Trump continues shaking up his administration, a striking pattern has emerged in who's been shown the door.

The high-profile officials who have left Trump's second-term administration, whether by resignation or firing, have been overwhelmingly women, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The latest is Kimberly Guilfoyle, who was pushed out as U.S. ambassador to Greece this week in an ouster announced on live television during the new White House press secretary's first briefing.

Guilfoyle was asked to step down after The Wall Street Journal reported she had asked a donor to cover a $100,000 American Express bill ahead of her confirmation vote, an allegation she denies. Trump said Tuesday that while she "was doing a good job," he "didn't like what I read." He also distanced himself from the former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., telling reporters, "She wasn't a member of my family."...

The Department of Justice has dropped a case against a special education aide whom it publicly shamed, per a court filing.

According to a court filing published by Politico legal reporter Josh Gerstein on Tuesday, the Department of Justice asked a federal judge to dismiss its case against Christina Rank, a special education aide from Minnesota.

Gerstein noted in a post on X that former Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly named Rank in a January X post. Rank's name showed up first in a list of 16 people who were arrested amid protests in Minneapolis in response to killings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement....

A Department of Justice whistleblower is pressing the Senate to investigate Trump's nominee for Attorney General.

In a Wednesday piece, fired DOJ attorney Liz Oyer shared a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee where she sounded the alarm about absent records related to her termination. She urged the Senate to probe Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who is waiting for confirmation to take the role full-time.

"I respectfully suggest that this Committee should probe whether Mr. Blanche has complied with the Federal Records Act or is using forms of communication that evade oversight," Oyer wrote in a letter that detailed how she can't find documents she says should exist per federal law....

CNN anchor Brianna Keilar was stunned after a federal judge scolded the Trump administration in a scorching new ruling on Monday.

Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota blocked the Justice Department's efforts to subpoena Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and other Democratic officials in an immigration enforcement probe, CNN reported. Walz, who has publicly criticized President Donald Trump, was targeted by the DOJ along with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her. County officials in Ramsey and Hennepin counties were also issued subpoenas.

"That is quite a lashing," Keilar said, responding to the judge's ruling....

A damning New York Times report released on Wednesday raised new concerns about Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and his involvement with the Epstein files.

Blanche has come under fire over his role in "attempting to kill off the Epstein firestorm," just days after President Donald Trump formally nominated his former personal lawyer for permanent attorney general, The Daily Beast reported. Now, doubts were raised over whether he could be the top leader of the Justice Department ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing — and whether he could maintain his independence.

"Opponents argue he is not fit for the job, pointing to his handling of the Epstein files, which identified numerous victims but kept the names of potential co-conspirators hidden, as well as other controversies, such as Trump’s $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' slush fund and the backroom deal giving the president immunity from continuing IRS audits," The Beast reported....

The internet was stunned on Wednesday after explosive reporting from two New York Times reporters revealed how the Trump administration panicked as the Justice Department released the Epstein files.

In an excerpt from the upcoming book from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” the reporters detailed what happened behind-the-scenes as former Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly infuriated the Trump team over meeting with right-wing influencers about the Epstein files, while Chief of Staff Susie Wiles believed that the Jeffrey Epstein controversy would eventually pass.

The reporting also revealed that Vice President JD Vance convened an urgent Situation Room meeting to address the unfolding crisis after the DOJ denied there was an Epstein client list — infuriating MAGA — and told top administration officials, "This is a huge problem."...