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|    Trump just fired Attorney General Pam Bondi two weeks before her sworn Epstein testimony, and the timing tells
|    you everything. She was set to appear before the House Oversight Committee to answer for what lawmakers on both
|    sides call a cover-up of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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|    Trump announced on Truth Social that Bondi would be moving to "a much needed and important new job in the
|    private sector," CNN offering zero explanation for why she was actually being pushed out.
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|    Translation: you're fired, but let's pretend this was your idea.
|    
|    It wasn't. A senior administration official confirmed to NBC News that Bondi was fired, not gently transitioned.
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|    According to multiple reports, Trump had grown furious that Bondi hadn't investigated or prosecuted enough of
|    his political opponents. CNN That's right: the President of the United States fired his top law enforcement
|    officer because she wasn't weaponizing the DOJ fast enough against his personal enemies.
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|    Trump had been particularly angry about the Justice Department's failure to bring successful cases against
|    former FBI Director James Comey and New York AG Letitia James both of whose indictments were thrown out after a
|    judge ruled the prosecutor was serving illegally.
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|    But the real story here is the Epstein cover-up. Bondi went from claiming the "client list" was sitting on her
|    desk to DOJ officials later saying no such document existed. The New Republic She then handed out dramatic white
|    binders to MAGA influencers at the White House that turned out to contain nothing new. Washington Examiner A
|    masterclass in misdirection — until even Republicans had enough.
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|    The bipartisan subpoena for her testimony on April 14th still stands. Newsweek Rep. Nancy Mace, the Republican
|    who forced the vote, said Bondi "handled the Epstein Files in a terrible manner" and confirmed the subpoena was
|    issued to Bondi personally, not to the office.
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|    So Trump didn't fire Bondi for being corrupt. He fired her for not being corrupt enough. And the timing, right
|    before she was set to answer questions about the most explosive cover-up in modern American politics, tells you
|    everything you need to know about who this administration is really protecting.
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