Trump supporters quickly turned on Bondi, calling for her resignation or ouster. At a conservative conference in Florida over the weekend, hosted by Turning Point USA and its founder Charlie Kirk, Trump and Bondi faced criticisms from both speakers and attendees. It reportedly prompted Trump to call Kirk personally to express his support for Bondi.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired several Department of Justice (DOJ) employees who worked with former special counsel Jack Smith on two criminal investigations into President Donald Trump 's possession of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Reuters reported on Friday.