Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday announced that she would spend the next month trasitioning out of her post and handing responsibility to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche after President Donald Trump announced she would step down.

"Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration," she said.

"Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts to make America safer and more secure has been the honor of a lifetime, and easily the most consequential first year of the Department of Justice in American history," she added. "

Since February 2025, we have secured the lowest murder rate in 125 years, secured first-ever terrorism convictions against members of Antifa, shattered domestic and transnational gangs across the country, taken custody of more than 90 key cartel figures, and won 24 favorable rulings at the Supreme Court.

I remain eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again."

Bondi's tenure as AG was contentious. Her popularity tanked early in 2025 after she organized a botched PR stunt over the Epstein files in which she distributed largely public information to influencers.

She subsequently faced considerable scrutiny for the DOJ's rollout of the files after Congress passed a law requiring their release. Other controversies involved her struggles to bring cases against Democratic political figures whom Trump had accused of waging "lawfare" against him.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.