Pam Bondi
Removed as Attorney General, April 2026
5 findings
What the labels mean
- ConvictedA criminal jury found them guilty.
- Found liableA civil jury ruled against them.
- Court ruledA judge ruled against them or their policy.
- Watchdog foundAn inspector general, Congress's auditors at the GAO or UN investigators.
- AdmittedThey acknowledged it, or their own government's records and court filings show it.
- On recordSomething they said or did in public.
- ReportedNews reporting they deny or haven't confirmed.
- AllegedAccusations in lawsuits, complaints or from sources. Unproven.
Verdicts and rulings 1
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Court ruled
She installed Trump’s former personal lawyer, Lindsey Halligan, as a US attorney. A judge ruled the appointment unlawful.
Halligan had indicted James Comey and Letitia James. Both cases were thrown out.
Admitted or on record 2
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On record
Asked about Epstein’s client list, she said it was “sitting on my desk right now.” Four months later, a Justice Department memo said there was no client list.
A Justice Department and FBI memo said there was no “incriminating ‘client list.’” She said she had meant the files in general.
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Admitted
“There were redaction errors.”
Her department’s Epstein release exposed victims’ details. She told House investigators she had handed the review to her deputy. Earlier she had given right-wing influencers binders labeled “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” that her own office said were mostly old leaks.
Reported and alleged 2
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Reported
As Florida’s attorney general, she asked Trump for a campaign donation while her office fielded complaints about Trump University. His foundation sent $25,000.
The check, from a charity barred from political giving, arrived in 2013. Her office never acted on Trump University. She denies any connection.
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Reported
Trump removed her as attorney general.
CBS and AP tied it to the Epstein files and the failed prosecutions.