Eric Swalwell responds to claim Pam Bondi was fired for leaking info to him

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has asserted that Pam Bondi’s firing did not happen because of him.

During an interview with MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton, the politician claimed that the former Attorney General “did not tip us off” about FBI plans to release files related to his past associations with a Chinese spy.

Eric Swalwell blames FBI agents for tipping off Washington Post

Swalwell told Hylton, “No, no. The attorney general did not tip us off. No one in her orbit tipped us off.”

“It was FBI agents who tipped off The Washington Post because they saw this effort by Kash Patel and Donald Trump to try and interfere in a California governor’s race that I have been leading,” he added.

White House claims Bondi's firing not related to Eric Swalwell

The Congressman’s statement came after the White House also clarified that Bondi’s termination was not related to Swalwell. A senior Trump administration source told The New York Post, “The president has been considering this change for a long time.”

In a Thursday, April 2, social media post President Donald Trump announced that Bondi “will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector.”

Calling her “a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend,” the US leader said that Bondi “faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900.”

“Our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General,” Trump added.

Todd Blanche defends Pam Bondi

Meanwhile, Blanche has also supported Bondi amid the difficult time and claimed that her firing has no connection to her handling of the Epstein files or any information leak to Swalwell.

He told Jesse Watters that he “never heard President Trump say that the attorney general –  that anything that happened to her –  had anything to do with the Epstein files.”

The interim AG also added that Bondi “made our country safe again, and she is a friend, and she did a great job in the first year of this administration … We are a better Justice Department, we are safer as a nation and we should all be very grateful to the attorney general.”

Bondi expresses her gratitude towards Trump

Bondi herself thanked Trump for the opportunity given to serve the country. She wrote on X, "Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about."

"I remain eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again," she added.