Todd Blanche takes over justice department after Pam Bondi sacking – US politics live

Trump announced deputy attorney general, who was his former personal attorney, would act up until permanent replacement is confirmed

Pam Bondi’s swift dismissal on Thursday underscores a reality that has met Trump loyalists from Jeff Sessions to Kristi Noem – no amount of loyalty is enough to save oneself from being dumped by Donald Trump.

Since the president assumed office last year, there have been few people more important to his effort to remake government than Bondi, his longtime friend.