UPDATE: According to TMZ, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice denied The New York Times‘ report, noting Pam Bondi‘s move was not connected to the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s apparently going to be laying low for a while.
On Tuesday, March 10, The New York Times reported that Bondi, 60, was moved from her D.C. apartment to a military base in the Washington area where other Trump administration officials are also living after receiving threats from drug cartels and critics over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
The move came after federal law enforcement agents flagged several threats to her staff, including an increase in criticism against Bondi.
These threats reportedly escalated after the January capture and prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, according to a senior official with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke to the publication on condition of anonymity to discuss security matters.
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Several other Trump officials were moved as well, including Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth.
It remains unclear how much, if anything, officials are paying to stay at the military housing, which includes some of the government’s most historic properties.
While some officials have previously used military housing in Washington, including former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former officials say it is unusual for political appointees without direct military roles to rely on such accommodations.