President Donald Trump has launched an extraordinary attack on Attorney General Pam Bondi over her failure to take Deep State scalps.
The president seemingly revealed a private message directed toward Bondi, criticizing her for being ‘all talk, no action’ and insisting on stepped-up prosecution efforts against his political adversaries.
Trump mentioned FBI Director James Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff from California, and New York Attorney General Letitia James, asserting ‘they’re all guilty as hell.’
The president added, ‘We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility.’
A significant portion of his anger was focused on Erik Siebert, the departing US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who reportedly chose not to pursue a mortgage fraud case against James due to insufficient evidence.
Siebert also refrained from prosecuting Comey after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused him of threatening Trump on social media, as reported by the Washington Post.
News outlets initially reported that Siebert resigned from his position, but Trump contradicted that in his post.
‘He even lied to the media, claiming he resigned and that there was no case. No, I dismissed him, and there’s a STRONG CASE, which many lawyers and legal experts confirm,’ Trump stated.
Additionally, Trump seemed to propose Lindsey Halligan, a lawyer serving as a special assistant to the president, as a potential successor for Siebert in his post.
President Donald Trump heaped pressure on Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political enemies in a post to Truth Social on Saturday evening
Pictured: Trump’s Truth Social post slamming Bondi for apparently not going after his foes in the way he would like her to
He then later announced he was appointing Lindsey Halligan, a lawyer currently serving as a White House special assistant, to serve as the new US Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia
In a follow-up post made about a half hour later, Trump officially announced his intention to nominate Halligan to the US Attorney position in Virginia’s eastern district.
He described Siebert as a ‘Democrat Endorsed “Republican”‘ and said Halligan will ‘be Fair, Smart, and will provide, desperately needed, JUSTICE FOR ALL!’
Trump also appeared to walk back his prior exasperated tone with Bondi, saying she is ‘doing a GREAT job’ as attorney general.
Halligan has been representing Trump for years, most prominently serving as one of his attorneys in the case against him for retaining classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
In August 2024, that case was dismissed by US District Judge Aileen Cannon, with her arguing that Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional.
Smith appealed the ruling to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which then formally dismissed the case in February 2025, marking its end.
More recently, Halligan was leading the charge in Trump’s review of historical exhibits at the Smithsonian.
In an August interview with Fox News, Halligan said slavery was an overemphasized topic at the museum in Washington, D.C.
In his post announcing Halligan’s appointment, Trump also appeared to walk back his prior exasperated tone with Bondi
Erik Siebert is the ousted US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Trump intends to replace him with Halligan, a lawyer who has served him for years
Halligan’s promotion comes after Bondi reportedly tapped Mary ‘Maggie’ Cleary to be the acting US attorney in that office
‘The fact our country was involved in slavery is awful — no one thinks otherwise,’ she said. ‘But what I saw when I was going through the museum, personally, was an overemphasis on slavery, and I think there should be more of an overemphasis on how far we’ve come since slavery.’
‘There’s a lot of history to our country, both positive and negative, but we need to keep moving forward. We can’t just keep focusing on the negative — all that does is divide us,’ she added.
Halligan’s promotion comes after Bondi reportedly tapped Mary ‘Maggie’ Cleary to be the acting US attorney in that office.
Cleary has served as an assistant US attorney in the Western District of Virginia and is perhaps most known for her attempts to beat back an allegation made by an anonymous individual that she was present during the January 6 Capitol Riot.
Cleary, a conservative Republican, was briefly placed on administrative leave but was cleared after a brief internal investigation, Politico reported.
If Halligan is to become the permanent US attorney, she will have to be confirmed by the Senate.
Since the Republicans have a 53-seat majority in the Senate, it is overwhelmingly likely she will ascend to the position.
