The announcement follows months of scrutiny over the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation that made Bondi the target of angry conservatives even with her close relationship with Trump.

Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi after controversies over withholding Jeffrey Epstein documents and the dismissal of charges against Democrats.

President Donald Trump said Thursday Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general. Trump in a social media post named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as the acting attorney general, though three people familiar with the matter have said he has privately discussed Lee Zeldin,

President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi, a loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after months of his waning support. CBS News covers the lead-up, her acting replacement and what this means.

As The New York Times reported the previous day, Trump was disappointed with “Ms. Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, which has become a political liability for Mr. Trump among his supporters.

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was ousting Pam Bondi as attorney general, saying her chief deputy, Todd Blanche, will temporarily step into the role. Trump announced the decision on social media,

Pam Bondi is out. President Trump fired the U.S. Attorney General after criticism over Epstein files. LeeAnne Lowry. More Videos