Pam Bondi

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Leading DOJ voter data campaign; drew accusations of coercion over Minnesota

The Justice Department wants unredacted voter files from every state that keeps registration records, including names, birth dates, driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers, for roughly 160 million registered voters. It sued 31 jurisdictions that refused. Courts have dismissed 27 of those suits, Oklahoma settled, and three remain pending.

Updated 3 days ago

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Announced unsealed indictment against Maduro and Flores

Delta Force operators captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a pre-dawn Caracas raid on January 3, 2026. Maduro pleaded not guilty in Manhattan and is jailed in Brooklyn awaiting a June 1, 2027 trial, while Delcy Rodríguez remains acting president and has not set an election date.

Updated 4 days ago

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Fired by Trump on April 2, 2026; replaced by acting AG Todd Blanche

The Justice Department brought a third criminal case against James Comey on October 26, 2026, accusing him of leaking a classified document to a reporter in 2016. Prosecutors filed it as a criminal information, a charging document signed without a grand jury vote, while they work toward an indictment in Washington.

Updated Nov 2

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Named defendant; DOJ defending policy in court

Two federal judges have blocked the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions. A Boston judge ruled in June that the fee is an unlawful tax Congress never authorized, and a California judge ruled Sept. 30 that the administration skipped required rulemaking.

Updated Nov 2

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Leads DOJ side; department withdrew Times subpoenas July 23

The Justice Department withdrew grand-jury subpoenas against four New York Times reporters on July 23, after a federal judge questioned how prosecutors obtained them. The subpoenas had sought testimony and phone records tied to the paper's reporting on security gaps in the Qatari-donated Air Force One.

Updated Nov 2

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Identified by the Justice Department in a May 26, 2026 filing as having authorized and directed Comey's firing

A federal judge ruled on October 26 that the Justice Department illegally fired Maurene Comey, a career prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey. Judge Jesse Furman ordered back pay from her July 16, 2025 termination through December 20, 2025, and the department says it will appeal.

Updated Oct 28

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As of July 2026: Directed prosecutors not to seek the death penalty

For nearly 50 years, Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada ran drugs and dodged arrest. On July 20, a federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced the 76-year-old Sinaloa cartel co-founder to life in prison and ordered him to forfeit $15 billion.

Updated Jul 21

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As of May 2026: Fired April 2, 2026; congressional subpoena for April 14 testimony confirmed valid; cannot claim executive privilege as private citizen

President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 2, 2026, replacing her with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who defended Trump in the Manhattan criminal trial before joining the DOJ. He's the fourth Justice Department leader under Trump, after Sessions, Barr, and Bondi. Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans signaled they'd consider EPA administrator Lee Zeldin as permanent replacement. Legal scholars questioned whether Blanche could simultaneously serve as both acting attorney general and acting Librarian of Congress.

Updated May 30

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As of May 2026: Leading federal response to Minneapolis protests; announced church protester arrests

The Department of Homeland Security deployed 3,000 federal agents to Minneapolis in what it calls the largest immigration enforcement operation in U.S. history. Two months in, two U.S. citizens are dead: Renee Good, 37, shot January 7, and Alexander Pretti, 37, an ICU nurse, shot January 24; DHS claims self-defense in both cases, but witness videos contradict that.

Updated May 23

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As of May 2026: Under pressure for delayed Epstein file releases

No former president has ever been held in criminal contempt of Congress. On January 21, 2026, the House Oversight Committee voted 34-8 to advance a contempt resolution against Bill Clinton, with nine Democrats crossing party lines to support it. A companion resolution targeting Hillary Clinton passed 28-15, with three Democratic votes.

Updated May 22

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As of May 2026: Overseeing federal prosecutions of Minnesota fraud cases

On January 5, 2026, Governor Tim Walz announced he would drop his bid for a third term. The reversal came just two days before a contentious January 7 House Oversight Committee hearing where Republican state lawmakers testified that Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison ignored widespread fraud and silenced whistleblowers.

Updated May 21

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As of May 2026: Leading AI Litigation Task Force operations

The DOJ's AI Litigation Task Force began operations January 10, 2026 with one mission: kill state AI laws in federal court. Attorney General Pam Bondi's team, consulting with AI czar David Sacks, will challenge comprehensive AI regulations from California, Texas, and Colorado that President Trump's December executive order called unconstitutional burdens on interstate commerce.

Updated May 20

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As of May 2026: Confirmed 54-46 on February 4, 2025

Trump's second-term cabinet confirmations became the most contentious in modern history. The Senate confirmed all 22 nominees, but only after contentious battles.

Updated May 19

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As of May 2026: Announced unsealing of Maduro indictment

Delta Force dragged Nicolás Maduro from his bedroom at 2 AM on January 3, threw him on a helicopter, and flew him to the USS Iwo Jima bound for Manhattan. The Venezuelan president now faces narco-terrorism charges in the same courthouse that convicted El Chapo.

Updated May 19

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As of May 2026: Announced Skipper seizure; framed it as executing a seizure warrant

The U.S. Coast Guard is now chasing a third Venezuela-linked tanker in international waters near Venezuela—under a judicial seizure order. Two other tankers have already been stopped in the past 11 days, including one dramatic helicopter boarding that the administration amplified on social media.

Updated May 15

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As of May 2026: Directed by executive order to expedite rulemaking steps under federal law

Trump's executive order instructing DOJ to fast-track marijuana's move to Schedule III immediately triggered a familiar split. Public health and industry groups cheered the potential research and tax impacts, while House Republicans organized opposition, urging Trump to keep marijuana in Schedule I.

Updated May 15

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As of May 2026: Leading DOJ as the agency formally responsible for enforcement decisions under the statute

The deal closed on January 22, 2026. TikTok's U.S. operations now belong to TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC—a new entity where Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi's MGX each hold 15%, existing ByteDance investor affiliates hold 30.1%, and ByteDance itself retains exactly 19.9%.

Updated May 15

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As of May 2026: Testified Feb 11 before House Judiciary Committee amid impeachment threats; clashed with Democrats over redactions/cover-up claims and with Massie over file compliance; referenced 'ongoing investigations'

Jeffrey Epstein is dead, but his paper trail has led to immediate legal battles. On January 30, 2026, the Justice Department released more than 3 million pages, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images.

Updated May 14

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As of May 2026: Overseeing legal justification and media rollout of high‑risk maritime seizures under Trump.

A US Coast Guard team fast-roped from helicopters onto the supertanker Skipper off Venezuela's coast. Within hours, President Donald Trump was bragging in Washington that the United States had just seized one of the world's largest tankers and would likely keep the oil.

Updated May 11