Trump is reported to have fired Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi. Fox news reports that he is eyeing Lee Zeldin as a replacement, but Todd Blanche is reportedly the interim AG.
Trump has reportedly been frustrated with Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, and Zeldin’s name has come up most frequently in discussions of potential replacements, though no final decision has been made
About Zeldin:
Lee Zeldin is a Republican politician from New York who is currently serving as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Trump.
Here’s a quick overview:
Background: Born in 1980, Zeldin has a background in law, becoming in 2004 the youngest attorney in New York at age 23. He also served 22 years in the military, including as a military intelligence officer and a deployment to Iraq in 2006.
Political career: He represented New York’s 1st congressional district in the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023, and before that served in the New York State Senate from 2011 to 2014. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 2022, losing to incumbent Kathy Hochul.
EPA role: He has been serving as the 17th administrator of the EPA since January 29, 2025. In this role, he has overseen what he’s described as “the largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States,” rolling back environmental regulations including protections for wetlands and endangered species, and pushing to weaken rules on emissions and pollution. In February, he announced a repeal of the endangerment finding — the legal basis by which the government regulates greenhouse gas emissions.
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.