Trump fires attorney general dogged by Epstein files scandal

Both Democrats and Republicans have accused Pam Bondi of covering up the sex offender’s connections

US President Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was accused of mishandling the release of files related to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Both Democrats and Republicans have accused Bondi, a longtime Trump loyalist, of attempting to conceal some emails and photographs from Epstein’s estate.