(FILES) US Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) speaks with the Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche following a ceremony with President Donald Trump and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League, winners of the 2025 Stanley Cup, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 15, 2026. US media reported on April 2, 2026, that US President Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. CNN and other US outlets said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump's former personal lawyer, would serve as acting attorney general. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)