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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Chapter 2: What led to Attorney General Pam Bondi's ousting?
Attorney General Pam Bondi has been ousted from her role at the Justice Department. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports Bondi had faced repeated criticism from the White House about her handling of the Epstein files.
Last year, Attorney General Pam Bondi brought in a group of influencers and MAGA personalities to review binders that she had provided them of some of the Epstein documents. Those people came out of the White House and said they seemed like old papers that had already been made public. And then Pam Bondi went on Fox News and said she had the Epstein client list on her desk and was reviewing it.
The DOJ went on to say there was no such client list. And that was kind of a PR mistake. fiasco from which the attorney general really never recovered.
That's NPR's Carrie Johnson reporting. In a post on social media, President Trump called Bondi a great patriot and a loyal friend. Her deputy, Todd Blanch, will serve as acting attorney general. In a now-deleted video on the White House YouTube page, President Trump said the government cannot fund programs like Medicare and child care because of the war with Iran.
NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports the video was quickly taken down. as polls show public opinion souring over the economic impacts of the conflict.
Trump gave remarks at an Easter event at the White House on Wednesday. It was closed to the press, but the video was streamed live on the White House YouTube page. The president was candid in his remarks about Iran and said it was the federal government's job to take care of military security, not daycare. Because the United States can't take care of daycare.
That has to be up to a state.
We can't take care of daycare. The war is now in its fifth week. The White House did not respond to requests for comment on why the video of Trump's speech was deleted.
Deepa Shivaram, NPR News. The Trump administration was warned by the mortgage industry last year not to do away with a program that was helping military veterans avoid foreclosure. NPR's Chris Arnold reports the VA killed it anyway.
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