Donald Trump limoge sa ministre de la Justice Pam Bondi
President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his Attorney General Pam Bondi, a loyal ally criticized for her handling of the Epstein cases, announcing her departure for the "private sector".
Ms. Bondi's interim role will be filled by the number two at the Department of Justice, Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for Donald Trump, the US president added on his Truth social network, praising the outgoing minister's work against crime.
Several American media outlets, including CNN and Fox News, had previously reported on this dismissal.
Donald Trump criticizes Pam Bondi for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex offender case and for not having sufficiently indicted figures he considers personal enemies, CNN reports.
Pam Bondi, former Attorney General of Florida (Southeast), distinguished herself in this position by an unconditional defense of the actions of the Republican president, notably during heated hearings with Democratic elected officials in Congress.
In February, several leading Democrats accused her of "smothering" the Epstein case by not respecting the law requiring the Trump administration to be fully transparent about this politically explosive case.
"You are not showing much interest in the victims, Madam Attorney General, whether they are victims of Epstein's exploitation network or of deadly government violence against American citizens in Minneapolis," Jamie Raskin, the leading Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee, told her.
He was referring in particular to two protesters demonstrating against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) who were killed in January by federal police officers.
AFP
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