After Pam Bondi was removed as attorney general, Donald Trump has made yet another change to the line-up of his administration.
Staff turnover has been a constant feature of Trump’s time in office, and the departures have continued into his second term.
Bondi is the latest high-profile figure to be pushed out, following criticism of her approach to the Epstein files.
Reacting to the decision, Bondi posted on social media: “Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts to make America safer and more secure has been the honor of a lifetime.”
She also described her time in the role as ‘the most consequential first year of the Department of Justice in American history.’
Bondi is not the first senior official to be dismissed by Trump. Here are several other notable examples from across both of his terms.
Kristi Noem was another recent exit from Trump’s cabinet, leaving the Department of Homeland Security, where she had been central to delivering his election pledge on deportations.
With responsibility for ICE operations, including widely criticized enforcement actions in Minnesota, Noem became one of the administration’s most scrutinized figures.
That scrutiny intensified further because of her public response following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during an ICE operation in Minnesota.
In 2017, Trump dismissed James Comey as FBI director after months of political turbulence surrounding the bureau.
The backdrop included the controversy over Hilary Clinton’s emails and claims of links between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia.
Trump attacked Comey’s judgment on the Clinton investigation, saying he ‘was not able to effectively lead the bureau’. Critics, however, argued the firing was designed to hinder the FBI’s investigation into the Russia allegations.
Jeff Sessions was also pushed out as attorney general.
His exit came via a forced resignation after he recused himself from a Justice Department inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Trump repeatedly condemned Sessions for that recusal, and the relationship ultimately broke down, ending with Sessions leaving the role.
Rex Tillerson served as secretary of state during Trump’s first presidency, but his tenure was marked by growing divides over major foreign-policy issues.
Those disagreements included how to approach North Korea and Trump’s stance on the Iran nuclear agreement.
Tillerson was removed from his post shortly after returning from a trip to Africa.
John Bolton, a long-time foreign policy hardliner, worked under Trump as national security adviser in the first term.
Bolton, who has argued that international law can undermine US sovereignty, left his job after what were described as ‘disagreements’ with Trump.
Trump maintained that he had fired Bolton, while Bolton disputed that version of events and said he had offered to resign.
Anthony Scaramucci’s time as White House communications director was brief and chaotic, lasting just 11 days.
During his short stint, Scaramucci developed a reputation for an aggressive, headline-grabbing communications style.