Attorney General Pam Bondi has been fired, a senior administration official and a source familiar with the matter told NBC News.
Donald Trump had grown “more and more frustrated” with Bondi in recent days, a person familiar with White House deliberations said, adding that while he likes her as a person, he doesn’t think she has “executed on his vision” in the way that he wants.
According to a source familiar with the decision, Todd Blanche will be the acting attorney general, effective immediately.
This is somewhat of a bigger deal than others (like Noem) because Trump has known Bondi since at least 2013. Most of the other people in Trump’s orbit have only been “friends” since his first administration, but he has known her for much longer.