President Donald Trump has told Attorney General Pam Bondi that she will be “soon removed” from her position, according to a White House official. Trump is frustrated with Bondi and is seriously considering a possible successor. Sources close to the president say a decision could be “imminent.”
Bondi has represented Trump on several occasions, including on the birthright citizenship issue and a keynote address on Iran. However, some Trump allies feel she has not implemented his vision as he wants. Two sources said they had a heated confrontation at the White House last week.
A leading candidate to replace Bondi is Lee Zeldin, currently head of the Environmental Protection Agency and a former congressman from New York. Trump has discussed the possibility with friends and his inner circle in the past two weeks. A key consideration remains whether Bondi's successor can be confirmed by the Senate.
The president's allies say Bondi has focused more on his mistakes than on achieving his political goals. They say the failure to secure indictments has worried Trump, who wants to move quickly. Meanwhile, some of the Justice Department's efforts to pursue political cases have been undermined by Trump's own actions and words.
