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Rep. Nancy Mace reacts to Pam Bondi's ouster

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Pam Bondi was fired on Thursday by President Trump after serving 14 months as attorney general. One of Bondi’s critics is Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), who says Bondi mishandled the Epstein files.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Mace about her reaction to Bondi’s ouster and what she wants to see from a new attorney general.

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