US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after months of strained relations and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has asked the U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement. The Guardian Washington DC bureau chief David Smith reports.
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Trump sacks attorney general Bondi, Hegseth asks US Army Chief of Staff to step down
France 24
April 02, 2026
20:26 GMT
US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after months of strained relations and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has asked the U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement. The Guardian Washington DC bureau chief David Smith reports.
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US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after months of strained relations and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has asked the U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement. The Guardian Washington DC bureau chief David Smith reports.
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