Pam Bondi is out as attorney general. Here’s how the media covered it.

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated April 3, 2026 – 3:36 AM

Depending on the media outlet, news consumers heard different takes on what happened.

Was it her mishandling of the Epstein files? Was it her failure to prosecute President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies? Was it her awful performances in front of the media and Congress? Did she run out of allies within the Republican Party?

Some or all of the above?

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