Trump disputing reports of firing Attorney General Pam Bondi

(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump has floated the idea of firing Attorney General Pam Bondi and replacing her with a familiar face from his administration, at least four sources familiar with the talks told multiple outlets.

Bondi, who has been the administration’s legal face amid multiple releases of the Jeffrey Epstein files and policy lawsuits, could reportedly be replaced by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche or Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.

Trump has grown frustrated with Bondi for failing to target his political opponents enough, the sources said. Another potential cause is her handling of the Epstein files, with her claims about the disgraced financier’s documents at times contradicting those of other administration officials, including Trump.

In a statement provided by the White House on Wednesday to multiple outlets, Trump said: “Attorney General Pam Bondi is a wonderful person and she is doing a good job.”

Lawmakers from both parties have expressed frustration with the Justice Department’s partial release of heavily redacted Epstein files, with some insisting that the upper echelons of government are protecting his co-conspirators.

Blanche, the No. 2 official in the Justice Department, told NewsNation last week he doesn’t believe Trump’s base feels betrayed by Bondi or her department.

“What’s happening now is Democrats in Congress and some senators and a few Republicans … are making this their entire existence,” Blanche said. “That’s not MAGA.”

Later this month, Bondi is scheduled to sit for a deposition on Capitol Hill after the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena her regarding the Justice Department’s Epstein investigation.

If she were fired, Bondi’s exit would mark Trump’s second Cabinet-level ouster in as many months. Kristi Noem, formerly the Department of Homeland Security secretary, was reassigned as “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas” after she faced backlash for her handling of the department and its funds.

NewsNation’s Michael Ramsey contributed to this report.