Trump fires Bondi, names former personal lawyer acting U.S. attorney general
Donald Trump has dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi, abruptly ending her tenure atop the Justice Department and tapping his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as acting attorney general.
The decision comes after weeks of rising irritation inside Trump's orbit over Bondi's performance, especially her stewardship of investigative files tied to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump had also reportedly become increasingly dissatisfied that Bondi was not moving fast enough to pursue…