How Attorney General Pam Bondi has reshaped the Justice Department to suit Trump

By Dave Davies

Published August 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM EDT

The New Yorker's Ruth Marcus says Bondi has presided over the DOJ's most convulsive transition of power since Watergate, aggressively reversing policies, investigating Trump's foes and firing staff.

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