Apparently, the Epstein Files weren’t the biggest reason Pam Bondi is no longer the Attorney General.
The way it went down
An unidentified senior administration source spoke with the Daily Mail on Thursday. The person claimed that Bondi begged Trump to reconsider. She pleaded for more time in the role, but Trump was adamant about her departure.
“She was unhappy and tried to change his mind,” the Mail’s source said.
It was widely believed that one of Trump’s chief complaints with Bondi was her handling of the Epstein files, which remains one of the president’s most enduring scandals. But the source that spoke with Mail pointed in a different direction, positing that the sudden dismissal was in no small part because Trump believed Bondi had previously tipped Swalwell off over the FBI’s efforts to publicize decades-old files related to the lawmaker’s former relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, Christine Fang.
“She’s intervening in those matters. The White House wasn’t pleased she was intervening due to her personal friendship with Swalwell,” the source told the Mail.
Sources that spoke with Semafor also reported the Swalwell detail.
Semafor reported:
Trump was also frustrated with Bondi because he believes she may have alerted California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to an effort by the administration to release files from an investigation into his relationship with an alleged Chinese spy, one of the sources told Semafor.
Swalwell issued a cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday, urging the intelligence chief to commit by Wednesday not to release the files on him and Fang. Swalwell is a leading Democratic candidate in the California gubernatorial race.
“The Congressman has never been accused of wrongdoing in that matter, and your attempt to release the file is a transparent attempt to smear him and undermine his campaign for Governor of California,” attorneys Norm Eisen and Sean Hecker wrote on Swalwell’s behalf. “Your actions threaten to expose you, others at the FBI, and the FBI itself to significant legal liability.”
Friends with Swalwell, Fang Fang’s boyfriend
She shouldn’t have intervened, but she was a Democrat for years. Swalwell has been a vocal critic of the president and has publicly chastised Bondi for failing to prosecute multiple death threats against him and his family. Nonetheless, the Mail reported that Bondi and Swalwell have a “friendly” relationship. In other words, they’re friends.
Anyway, whoever is friendly with Swalwell, given his low character, should not be in the Trump administration.
MS NOW reported that Trump was also frustrated with Bondi’s repeated failures in prosecuting the Russiagate criminals.
She is allegedly going into the private sector, but it doesn’t sound like she has anything lined up. Trump has made no effort to transfer her as he has for others.
Trump earlier spoke with senior aides about who might be best to replace Bondi, as first reported by The New York Times. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is among the top options, multiple sources told Semafor.
As a side comment, you’d think the legacy media would be embarrassed. A tabloid and an independent news outlet are getting the scoops while they fib.
Pam Bondi’s Statement
Over the next month, I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration.
Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts to make America safer and more secure has been the honor of a lifetime, and easily the most consequential first year of the Department of Justice in American history.
Since February 2025, we have secured the lowest murder rate in 125 years, secured first-ever terrorism convictions against members of Antifa, shattered domestic and transnational gangs across the country, taken custody of more than 90 key cartel figures, and won 24 favorable rulings at the Supreme Court.
I remain eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again.