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JONATHAN TURLEY: Why Trump fired Bondi and chose this moment for a Justice Department reset

President Trump has always viewed terminations as a way to spur higher performance levels. Pam Bondi's ouster is the just the latest example

By Jonathan Turley Fox News

Published April 3, 2026 7:00am EDT

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Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley discusses President Donald Trump’s termination of Pam Bondi as attorney general on ‘America Reports.’

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There is an old joke that scientists switched from lab rats to lawyers because you do not get as attached to lawyers. President Donald Trump has shown the same tendency to avoid becoming attached to either private or government counsel. Attorney General Pam Bondi is only the latest in a long line of lawyers let go by a president who was made famous with the tagline "You're fired."

There is no evidence of bad blood between President Trump and Bondi. The attorney general has been attacked over her loyalty to the president and has been by his side in some of the most precarious moments, from impeachment to criminal defense. As his "apprentices" learned, this is not personal. It's business.

Jeff Sessions. Rex Tillerson. Bill Barr. Mark Esper. Kristi Noem. Trump's Cabinet picks are known more for shelving than storage.

Indeed, being a Cabinet member in a Trump administration is about as secure as being a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns.

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