Pam Bondi reportedly faced threats from drug cartels and critics over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly moved to a military base in the Washington DC area, joining several top officials in President Donald Trump’s administration who have opted for more secure housing, the New York Times reported.
Bondi moved into military housing last month after facing numerous threats from drug cartels and critics over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein affair, the newspaper reported Tuesday.
A senior official with direct knowledge of the situation told the NYT that threats against Bondi escalated earlier this year following the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro faces multiple charges in the US, including drug trafficking, which he denies.
In the past year, several top officials have reportedly moved to military installations, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. The mass exodus of officers to military housing was first reported by The Atlantic in late October.
It is unclear whether the officers, who do not have direct links to the armed forces, actually pay anything for the state-owned housing, previously reserved for top military brass. Noem was the only official to acknowledge the move, and her spokesperson told the NYT that she was paying. “Fair Market Rent” for her accommodation. Noem, who oversaw Trump’s heavy-handed anti-immigration effort, was ousted last week after his department came under fire over several issues, including two fatal shootings of US citizens during Minneapolis protests in January and a lavish ad campaign.
The practice of housing civilian officials on military installations dates back to the second Trump administration, with several examples in recent US history, the NYT noted. However, the current administration is believed to be the first to take advantage of state-owned housing on a large scale, citing historians and former government officials.
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