Trump has privately considered replacing Pam Bondi with Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, sources close to the matter told The New York Times

Attorney General Pam Bondi will be out of her role “imminently,” according to a report.

On Thursday, sources confirmed to Politico that Bondi is likely on the way out of the Donald Trump administration, and that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin could be her replacement.

The Politico report comes hours after the New York Times reported that Trump has considered replacing Bondi over the backlash over her handling of the Epstein files, according to new reports.

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    No one gives a shit who the Trump Administration chooses as a scapegoat; we’re all interested in just two things:

    1. A full release of all the files as commanded by Congress.
    2. When the prosecutions of Epstein’s clients will start.

    That’s it and that’s all. The rest of this is just noise intended to keep people distracted.

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    This is coming as it is becoming less and less possible to suppress a major Epstein revelation that has been trying to come out, starting just before the first bombs started flying.

    There is an Epstein witness who claimed that when she was 13 years old, she was given to Trump, and when he forced her to perform oral sex, she bit his little wiener, which he responded to by punching her in the face. In 2019, during the first Trump administration, she was interviewed by the FBI 4 times, indicating that they found her very credible. They have also talked to other witnesses who can corroborate parts of her story, which is why they kept coming back for clarification. Reportedly, they have found her totally credible.

    As if that’s not bad enough, there are reportedly 10 photos that accompany her story, which can’t be released because they are CSA images. I read a description of one, and it was horrific, including multiple men, blood, and the girl looking like she was semi-conscious. She reported that she felt like she was going to die that night.

    This story has been coming closer and closer to the surface, and it may be that Bondi is finding it difficult to keep it under wraps. Perhaps she’s told Trump she’s going to have to release this report, and this talk is him tightening the leash. If she gets fired, you can trust that the new guy won’t. That’s another count of Obstruction of Justice.

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            It shouldn’t be a surprise. This is exactly what happened last time he was president. Trump was going through people so fast that many roles sat vacant.

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              Pam lasted a little over 38 Mooches, she can be proud of that! Unfortunately for her she leaves while the DOW is no longer 50,000

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          Tbh I think he’s being kept around as a scapegoat. But also, yeah, I 100% expect his being brown to be used as part of that scapegoating (à la “if only a good ol’ white boy were in charge, we wouldn’t be in this mess shakes head”).

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            That’s all any of them are for. They’re just too self absorbed to realize that they’re not the special one that’ll escape it.

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    “But… the Dow is over $50,000 right now!”

    Oh wait, it’s only 46,437 now because of the Epstein Distraction War. I guess that must be why she’s getting fired…

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      All she had to do was release them.

      It took a literal Act of Congress to get maybe half the files and they were so heavily redacted as to be near useless.

      In my opinion she’s either been ordered not to release them or she herself is in them; there’s no other explanations for ignoring the massive amount of pressure she’s been under.

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    I’ve not been paying close attention. Does this have something to do with the Supreme Court hullabaloo yesterday?

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      No. It’s because of the Epstein files.

      Did she actually do the bare minimum of what she was legally required to do? No. Those lawsuits are pending because it’s so fucking obvious she didn’t release stuff (Congresscritters who had access to much of it came out and said so).

      Did she intentionally try to hide Trump and his cronies presence in the Epstein files? Yes.

      If she took all these steps, and put herself in legal jeopardy, just to protect Trump and his cronies, why is he still mad at her?

      It’s because she released them at all. I’m sure he was expecting her to delay the release forever. Or at least until all the lawsuits played out (which could complete after his term).

      The underlying truth here is actually just the usual Trump stuff: He doesn’t surround himself with competent people. He only chooses people based on perceived loyalty and whims.

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      She hasn’t been able to prosecute Trumps enemies successfully and has been unable to make the Epstein cover up not look like a cover up.