Bondi out, Blanche in: what will a new justice department head mean for the Epstein investigation?

Bondi, reportedly ousted due to her botched handling of Epstein files, is still set to testify before Congress on 14 AprilSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAs news emerged this week presaging Donald Trump’s dismissal of Pam Bondi, one of his motivations reportedly related to her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigative files.While the new acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, insisted he had “never” heard the president say “that anything that happened to her had anything to do with the Epstein files”, it’s clear the issue has dogged Bondi throughout her tumultuous tenure. Continue reading...