President Donald Trump has privately mused about firing his Attorney General Pam Bondi and replacing her with EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. It’s not clear the president has made up his mind, the sources told CNN. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“Attorney General Pam Bondi is a wonderful person and she is doing a good job,” the president said. But word that Trump wanted to replace Bondi with Zeldin began to circulate again in the West Wing on Monday. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAn attorney and veteran, Zeldin represented New York’s 1st congressional district prior to his role in the EPA.

Source: CNN April 02, 2026 00:17 UTC