Slimy source, I know.
Pam Bondi begged Trump not to fire her during dramatic White House showdown as insider reveals his final straw
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER and SHAWN COHEN, US SENIOR REPORTER and CHARLIE SPIERING, US POLITICAL REPORTER
Attorney General Pam Bondi begged Donald Trump not to fire her in an explosive showdown at the White House after he accused her of an unforgivable offense.
Trump fired Bondi on Thursday, the second cabinet casualty in less than a month, after months of controversy, including the botched handling of the Epstein files.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as acting attorney general until a permanent nominee is picked.
Trump informed her of the decision shortly before his prime-time Iran war address to the nation, a senior administration source told the Daily Mail.
Bondi responded by pleading for the President to give her more time in the role, but Trump remained firm that her time leading the agency was over, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal.
'She was unhappy and tried to change his mind,' the source said.
However, the President told her she was fired and that an announcement would be made shortly. The announcement had been due to be made on Friday but has been rushed out after rampant media speculation erupted overnight.
Trump's reasoning for the sudden dismissal comes in part because the President believes Bondi tipped off Eric Swalwell about the FBI's efforts to release investigative documents related to his relationship with an alleged Chinese spy.
Obviously the accusation regarding Swalwell are B.S. I'm sure Swalwell will say as much in the coming days. He never talked to her.
