The US president said Bondi will be moving to a job in the private sector and Todd Blanche will be acting attorney general.

Bondi's ouster at the Justice Department comes after facing backlash for her embarrassing court losses and botched handling of the Epstein files.

President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, sources familiar with the decision told media outlets Thursday.

Trump praised outgoing Attorney General Pam Bondi and named Deputy AG Todd Blanche as acting attorney general after her firing.

President Donald Trump has fired U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, while praising her as having done “a tremendous job” in cracking down on crime during her nearly 14-month tenure. In a post on his Truth Social platform,

Trump despide a la secretaria de Justicia Pam Bondi. A student set a goal to run every street in Chicago and inspired a city. Now he must leave the country. A student set a goal to run every street in Chicago and inspired a city.

Two sources say Bondi was told she was out before Trump delivered his speech Wednesday night, according to two sources who told Fox News Digital. One source said she was already en route back to Florida by the time Trump stepped to the podium.

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