Trump’s AG Pam Bondi is moved to heavily-guarded military base after threats over Epstein files and from cartels: report
Attorney General Pam Bondi He reportedly moved to a military base in the Washington, D.C. area to seek safe shelter after receiving threats from the drug cartels and those angry at his management of the drug cartels. jeffrey epstein situation, according to a new report.
Last month, Bondi was evicted from a Washington, D.C. apartment after federal law enforcement flagged threats against her. New York Times reportsquoting “people familiar with the situation.”
Bondi reportedly started receiving threats after the Trump administration captured the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro In January, a senior official with direct knowledge said: NYT.
The report did not include specific details about any of the threats against Bondi.
He’s not the only Trump administration official to move to military bases to avoid backlash.
Attorney General Pam Bondi moved into military housing in the Washington, D.C. area after receiving threats from drug cartels and those angry over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and dossier release, according to a new report (AFP via Getty Images).
Minister Donald TrumpDeputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, widely seen as the architect of Trump’s hard-line anti-immigration agenda, was also moved into protective housing.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former Department of Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were also placed in secure housing.
The officials are all public faces of Trump’s most controversial initiatives — his foreign policy, anti-immigration agenda and military adventurism — and will now be joined by Bondi, the Justice Department’s face on the Epstein case. The report did not disclose the exact location of the base to which the AG was moved.
It’s unclear whether Bondi and the rest of Trump’s frontliners paid to stay at the bases. Last year, before she was impeached, Noem said: NYT that he paid “fair market rent” for his housing on base.
It is not an unprecedented practice for US officials who are at risk of being targeted by internal or external threats to reside on military bases. During Trump’s first term, Mike Pompeo remained at a base, as did Trump’s then-Defense Secretary James Mattis.
During former President George W. Bush’s administration, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stayed in naval housing near Washington, D.C. In 1974, Congress approved the use of the U.S. Naval Observatory as the vice president’s residence.
Residence of the US Vice President at the Naval Observatory in Washington DC (AFP via Getty Images)
Bondi’s move into primary residences reportedly occurred around or immediately after the Super Bowl, according to the report. During this year’s Super Bowl, survivors of Epstein’s crimes made a televised public service announcement imploring Bondi to comply with the terms of the Epstein Files Transparency Act and publish all documents The government is interested in the investigation.
“Stand With Us, Tell Attorney General Pam Bondi It’s Time for the Truth,” the PSA said.
Bondi and the Justice Department released more than 3.5 million documents related to Epstein in late January, about 42 days after he was legally required to do so. However, the public later learned that documents related to Epstein belonged to the Department of Justice for unknown reasons. not made public. The revelation led to renewed suspicions of a Trump administration cover-up.
Bondi has faced criticism not only for not releasing the full Epstein files, but also for not properly editing the released files. He was forced to remove thousands of published Epstein documents because they contained names and other identifying information of victims.
Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein react to US Attorney Pam Bondi’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Justice Department Oversight” on Capitol Hill on February 11 (AFP/Getty)
“This latest release of the Jeffrey Epstein files is sold as transparency, but what it actually does is expose survivors,” Epstein victims wrote. in a statement following his release. “Once again, the names and identities of survivors are being revealed while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. This is outrageous.”
They continued: “As survivors, we should never be the ones cited, scrutinized, and re-traumatized as Epstein’s supporters continue to benefit from anonymity.”
“This is a betrayal of the people the process is supposed to serve,” the letter said.
Independent He requested comment from the Department of Justice.
