TOPSHOT - (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on April 02, 2026 shows (L/R) US Attorney General Pam Bondi in Washington, DC, October 7, 2025 and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026. US President Donald Trump on April 2, 2026, fired his attorney general Pam Bondi and designated his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as her replacement at the head of the Justice Department. Bondi "will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector," Trump announced on his Truth Social platform. "Our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)