Epstein Blunders and Tossed Indictments: The Downfall of Pam Bondi
The Daily
President Trump announced that he would be replacing Pam Bondi as attorney general on Thursday.
Tyler Pager, who broke the story of her removal, discusses how she fell out of favor with the president.
Guest: Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times covering President Trump and his administration.
Background reading:
- Mr. Trump fired Ms. Bondi through a social media post on Thursday.
- Missteps on the Epstein files had put her job in jeopardy.
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Raw Description
<p>President Trump announced that he would be replacing Pam Bondi as attorney general on Thursday.</p> <p>Tyler Pager, who broke the story of her removal, discusses how she fell out of favor with the president.</p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/tyler-pager" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Tyler Pager</strong></a>, a White House correspondent for The New York Times covering President Trump and his administration.</p> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/trump-fires-bondi-attorney-general.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mr. Trump fired Ms. Bondi</a> through a social media post on Thursday.</li> <li>Missteps on the Epstein files had <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/bondi-epstein-files-doj-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">put her job in jeopardy</a>.</li> </ul> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
President Trump announced that he would be replacing Pam Bondi as attorney general on Thursday.
Tyler Pager, who broke the story of her removal, discusses how she fell out of favor with the president.
Guest: Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times covering President Trump and his administration.
Background reading:
- Mr. Trump fired Ms. Bondi through a social media post on Thursday.
- Missteps on the Epstein files had put her job in jeopardy.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sou.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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Raw Description
<p>President Trump announced that he would be replacing Pam Bondi as attorney general on Thursday.</p> <p>Tyler Pager, who broke the story of her removal, discusses how she fell out of favor with the president.</p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/tyler-pager" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Tyler Pager</strong></a>, a White House correspondent for The New York Times covering President Trump and his administration.</p> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/trump-fires-bondi-attorney-general.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mr. Trump fired Ms. Bondi</a> through a social media post on Thursday.</li> <li>Missteps on the Epstein files had <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/bondi-epstein-files-doj-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">put her job in jeopardy</a>.</li> </ul> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>