Trump sacks attorney general Bondi, Hegseth reportedly asks US Army Chief of Staff to step down

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Source: France 24

US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after months of strained relations and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has asked the U.S. ‌Army ⁠Chief ‌of Staff ⁠Randy George to step down ‌and take immediate ‌retirement, according to CBS News. The Guardian Washington DC bureau chief David Smith reports.

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