Donald Trump confirmed on April 2 that he has removed Pam Bondi from her role as Attorney General, and she will transition to a new job in the private sector, which he says will be announced in the near future. Trump has appointed Deputy Attorney General Tom Blanche to take over in an acting capacity.
Blanche is a former federal prosecutor who served as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer in multiple criminal cases, including the New York “hush money” trial involving payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, a federal election interference case in Washington D.C., and the mishandling of federal classified documents case in Florida.
According to Reuters, Trump had “reportedly grown frustrated with Bondi for not moving quickly enough to prosecute critics and adversaries who he wanted to face criminal charges.”