Democrats are jubilant over the sudden ouster of Pam Bondi as head of the Department of Justice, with leading party members taking to social media to say «good riddance.»

Democrats rejoiced on X after President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday to confirm reports that Bondi was leaving her position as U.S. attorney general.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote, «Good riddance. Pam Bondi was the wrong choice from the start.»

He went on to assert that «the rot at the Department of Justice begins and ends with Donald Trump,» writing, «As long as his focus is on using DOJ as a tool for revenge and not law enforcement, the cover-up of the Epstein files, along with the countless other problems at DOJ, will continue.»

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Prominent Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a former Democratic presidential candidate, claimed that Bondi «will be remembered for blocking the release of the Epstein files, weaponizing the DOJ to go after Trump’s political opponents, and handing out merger approvals as political favors.»

«Under AG Pam Bondi, the DOJ became a cesspool of corruption,» she asserted, piling on another, «Good riddance.»

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who during his time in the House of Representatives oversaw the Jan. 6 hearings, reacted by writing that Bondi «oversaw an unprecedented weaponization of the Justice Department that brought our nation’s rule of law to its knees.»

«Countless and baseless political investigations, hundreds of career law enforcement professionals purged, a massive cover-up of the Epstein files, and a wholesale effort to turn the department into a criminal law firm representing the person of the president instead of the American people,» Schiff alleged, adding, «But Pam Bondi was merely a symptom of Donald Trump’s chronic allergy to our nation’s laws.»

On the House side, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wrote, «Pam Bondi is a partisan, petulant, political hack. And now she’s GONE.»

«Pam Bondi has been fired. Good riddance,» Jeffries wrote in another post, adding, «Pete Hegseth is next.»

«Keep the pressure on every single one of these extremists,» he wrote.

House Democratic firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who recently lost her bid for the party’s Senate nomination in Texas, went on a profane rant after the news broke.

«Well… first it was Kristi Noem, now it’s Pam Bondi… it would be too much like right that Pete be next,» she gloated. «I see a theme. He will throw the incompetent women under the bus a lot faster than the incompetent men.»

«Let’s just agree that America needs a ‘do over,’» wrote Crockett. «The President nominated these awful people, the Republican controlled Senate confirmed them, and well… too many people thought we should give this much power to the P—- grabbing, 6x bankruptcy filing, 34 count convicted felon bestie of Epstein. WE NEED A DO OVER… but only if America would do better.»

Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., said Bondi «must still comply with our subpoena and testify before the [House] Oversight Committee about her criminally botched Epstein Files release.»

«She may be fired, but she is not above the law,» wrote Ansari. «We won’t stop fighting until every victim gets justice and everyone complicit in this cover up is held accountable, no matter how powerful they are.»

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Attorney General Pam Bondi is sworn in before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 11, 2026. (Tom Brenner/AP Photo)

Democrats were not the only ones happy about Bondi’s firing.

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., who has in recent months defied both her party and the administration, accused Bondi of having «handled the Epstein Files in a terrible manner and seriously undermined President Trump.»

Mace claimed that Bondi «has stonewalled every effort to hold the guilty accountable,» adding that «the American people deserve an Attorney General who is transparent and delivers real accountability.»

Following reports that Trump is considering replacing Bondi with current Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, Mace wrote if these reports are true, «I welcome it.»

«I look forward to a new Attorney General committed to getting justice for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein,» she wrote.

However, Bondi was not universally reviled following the news.

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., defended Bondi, calling her «a great friend and one of the best lawyers I’ve ever met.»

«She did an incredible job as Florida’s Attorney General when I was Governor, and she has been an incredible U.S. Attorney General,» wrote Scott. «Ann and I are proud of all Pam has accomplished to make America safe again and restore the rule of law. Thank you, [Pam Bondi]!»

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz also came to Bondi’s defense. Gaetz resigned from Congress to be Trump’s attorney general before withdrawing his nomination amid mounting resistance, clearing the way for Bondi.

Gaetz wrote, «Pam Bondi will be known as one of the great crime fighters of our time. She is a patriot who has all of our appreciation.» 

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Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a Cabinet meeting held by President Donald Trump at the White House on April 30, 2025. (Ken Cedeno/Pool/Sipa USA)

He predicted that Todd Blanche, who Trump announced will be temporarily filling in for Bondi as interim U.S. attorney general, will likewise «do a great job for the Trump/Vance Administration and us all.»

Blanche himself took to social media to write, «Pam Bondi led this Department with strength and conviction and I’m grateful for her leadership and friendship.»

«Thank you to President Trump for the trust and the opportunity to serve as Acting Attorney General,» he continued. «We will continue backing the blue, enforcing the law, and doing everything in our power to keep America safe.»

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Political analyst Jonathan Turley wrote that «the news of the departure of Pam Bondi hit with a thunderclap in Washington.»

«There were some recent rumors, but nothing concrete in the prior week. Bondi is the ultimate loyalist who, like Todd Blanche (the new acting AG), earned her bones in the trenches with the President in impeachment and criminal trials,» he wrote.

Turley predicted that «the move to Blanche will be seamless» and said that if Zeldin is selected, he «has the advantage of being a known and popular figure on Capitol Hill.»

El presidente Donald Trump echó este jueves a Pam Bondi de su cargo como ministra de Justicia (fiscal general de Estados Unidos), en medio de tensiones con la funcionaria porque no hay avances en las investigaciones de los adversarios políticos del jefe de la Casa Blanca y por su manejo del caso Epstein.

Es el segundo miembro del gabinete en las últimas semanas en perder su puesto, después de que Trump destituyera a la secretaria de seguridad nacional a Kristi Noem el mes pasado. En su red Truth Social dijo que es “una Gran Patriota estadounidense” y una “amiga fiel” y que se irá a trabajar al sector privado.

El despido de Bondi, de 60 años, pone fin a un turbulento mandato de 14 meses como fiscal general en el que intentó desesperadamente apaciguar a un jefe que exigía control sin obstáculos del Departamento de Justicia para llevar a cabo investigaciones políticamente motivadas contra objetivos elegidos por él, incluso cuando los fiscales advertían que no había pruebas para hacerlo.

El fiscal general adjunto Todd Blanche ocupará su cargo momentáneamente. El principal candidato a sucederla es Lee Zeldin, el jefe de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental, con quien el presidente se reunió el martes.

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Fuentes señalaron a CBS que el presidente siente cariño por Bondi, que era fiscal general de Florida, y la elogiado públicamente por mucho tiempo. Pero Trump no está conforme en cómo su funcionaria había llevado a cabo las investigaciones penales sobre oponentes políticos del mandatario.

El presidente está frustrado porque no se han producido más acusaciones ni detenciones de sus adversarios políticos, incluso cuando fuentes dijeron que actualmente hay nuevos esfuerzos para procesar a la exasesora de la Casa Blanca Cassidy Hutchinson y al exdirector de la CIA John Brennan.

Pero Trump está insatisfecho por los casos que no han avanzado. Un juez federal desestimó el pasado otoño las acusaciones contra el exdirector del FBI James Comey y la fiscal general de Nueva York, Letitia James, tras determinar que el fiscal federal que presentó los cargos fue nombrado ilegalmente. Las investigaciones sobre el senador demócrata Adam Schiff, el representante demócrata Eric Swalwell y la miembro de la Junta de la Reserva Federal Lisa Cook no han dado lugar a cargos hasta la fecha.

También los esfuerzos para investigar al presidente de la Reserva Federal, Jerome Powell, y a seis demócratas del Congreso que publicaron un vídeo instando a miembros militares a desafiar órdenes ilegales también fracasaron, con un juez federal que anuló las citaciones contra Powell y un gran jurado que rechazó por unanimidad los cargos penales contra los legisladores.

Algunos aliados de Bondi creen que la falta de procesamientos contra los enemigos de Trump está impulsada por el fiscal general adjunto Todd Blanche, quien no les ha presionado demasiado debido a preocupaciones políticas y preocupaciones sobre su futuro tras su etapa en el gobierno.

El apoyo del presidente a Bondi ha ido disminuyendo desde el año pasado, cuando sus primeros tropiezos en la gestión de la publicación de los archivos de Epstein provocaron críticas hacia Trump entre un segmento de sus seguidores.

Bondi fue citada para testificar ante el Congreso el 14 de abril sobre la publicación por parte del departamento de millones de páginas de material de la investigación de Epstein, en lo que sería su tercera aparición en el Capitolio para tratar el asunto desde que el Departamento de Justicia comenzó a publicar los registros de Epstein el año pasado.

Los legisladores han criticado a Bondi y a su departamento por su gestión de la liberación de los documentos, entre otras cosas por no haber censurado información relacionada con la identidad de algunas víctimas. El Congreso aprobó el año pasado una ley que obligaba a la administración Trump a publicar los documentos, pero el Departamento de Justicia no hizo públicos la mayoría de sus archivos hasta mucho después de la fecha límite de diciembre.

También, dijeron fuentes a The New York Times, Trump se ha quejado de sus supuestas deficiencias como comunicadora y poco manejo televisivo, una cualidad importante para el presidente.

Bajo la administración de Bondi, el Departamento de Justicia ha sufrido fuertes cambios con el cierre de varias oficinas y el éxodo masivo de miles de abogados federales que renunciaron o fueron despedidos. La mayoría estaban involucrados en casos que investigaban a Trump, por ejemplo por sus esfuerzos para revertir los resultados de las elecciones de 2020

Zeldin, ex congresista y candidato para suceder a Bondi, tiene muy poca experiencia legal, lo que podría provocar una crisis de confianza en el departamento tanto entre funcionarios de carrera como los de rango político.

As Jewish families across the United States celebrate Passover, an intensifying threat environment is shaping how communities approach the holiday and beyond. Tensions tied to the war with Iran, attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions have led to concerns over the community’s safety and security.

From Miami to New York, officials are responding to what they describe as a sustained and evolving threat landscape. At a pre-Passover security strategy briefing at the NYPD, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told Jewish community leaders, «It is clear that we will be in a heightened state of alert for the foreseeable future,» a warning that comes as policymakers and security experts point to a widening gap between the level of threat facing Jewish communities and the federal resources available to protect them.

Despite security fears, funding for houses of worship in the United States remains below what experts say is needed to meet the current threat, even as antisemitic incidents continue to rise.

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According to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, anti-Jewish hate crimes have consistently accounted for the largest share of religion-based crime incidents in the United States in recent years.

The gap between risk and resources has become a central concern for those working directly with affected communities. Scott Feltman, Preventative Security Analyst and Executive Vice President at One Israel Fund, said no religious group should have to choose between remaining open and ensuring safety.

«No one should feel unsafe walking into a synagogue, church, mosque or temple in New Jersey or anywhere in America,» Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N., told Fox News Digital, who in recent weeks has been advocating for an increase in federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) funding to $1 billion in fiscal year 2027, a proposal currently under consideration in Congress.

Recent attacks underscore the urgency. In Michigan, a man rammed a vehicle into a synagogue in West Bloomfield and opened fire while more than 100 preschool children were inside. In California, two Jewish men speaking Hebrew were reportedly assaulted in a restaurant while the attacker shouted antisemitic slurs.

Jesse Arm, Manhattan Institute vice president for external affairs, told Fox News Digital, «What the latest attempted massacre made clear — when an Islamist from Dearborn via Lebanon tried to ram an explosive-laden truck into a synagogue preschool in my hometown of West Bloomfield, Michigan — is that security works. The presence of trained, armed guards helped save the lives of 140 American children and their caretakers.

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«But the broader lesson for the Jewish community is that safety cannot be outsourced entirely to the federal government or to any administration. It requires a cultural shift: normalizing lawful firearm ownership and training, hardening facilities at every level, and investing in the day schools, camps and identity-forming institutions that build communities confident and rooted enough to defend themselves.» 

Arm had praise for the administration in its fight against antisemitism: «President Trump has been a godsend for American Jewry. His administration has been unambiguous in its commitment to Jewish safety — naming antisemitism as a serious national security threat, taking a hard line on campus radicalism and prioritizing the kind of border security and counter-jihadist vigilance that the previous administration routinely soft-pedaled. American Jews should recognize that and be immensely grateful for it.»
 

Leo Terrell, chairman of the DOJ Task Force to Combat Antisemitism speaks during a reception for Black History Month in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 20, 2026. (Pool via AP)

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The federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program, administered by FEMA, currently allows at-risk institutions to apply for up to $200,000 per location. In practice, however, many organizations receive less than that amount, often after delays that can stretch one to three years, and demand for the program has exceeded available funding in recent years, with applications far outpacing the number of grants awarded, according to federal data.

Security experts add that the delay between identifying a threat and receiving funding can leave institutions without the protections recommended by security professionals during periods of heightened risk.

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To address those gaps, experts recommend layered security measures including trained personnel, reinforced entry points, surveillance systems, controlled access and emergency response training, which they estimate require between $400,000 and $500,000 in funding per location, roughly double the current federal cap. Security experts say both the funding level and the timeline for distribution have become central concerns as incidents continue to rise.

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Steven Ingber, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Detroit, said much of the financial burden for security continues to fall on the Jewish community itself rather than being fully addressed through government support.

As that debate continues, officials are urging institutions to remain vigilant and maintain close coordination with local law enforcement, particularly during periods of increased tension tied to global events.

Fox News Digital reached out to FEMA for comment but did not receive a response.