Fact Check: Did Pam Bondi fire DOJ employee for having copy of US Constitution on his desk?

WASHINGTON, DC: Attorney General Pam Bondi recently warned people not to reveal private information about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents online, and stressed that doing so could lead to federal charges.

Before this, a rumor resurfaced online claiming that Pam Bondi fired a Department of Justice (DOJ) employee after she found a copy of the US Constitution on his desk. But is there any truth to this? Let us find out below.

Claim: Pam Bondi fired DOJ employee for having copy of US Constitution on his desk

As per the rumor, Pam Bondi allegedly said the employee had 'raised suspicions' by using 'telltale phrases like 'due process' in DOJ memos.

Facebook user Andy Borowitz posted the claim on January 17 and wrote in the caption, "WASHINGTON—Calling it a 'serious breach of the Department of Justice's code of conduct,' on Friday Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that she had terminated a career DOJ employee who was caught with a copy of the U.S. Constitution on his desk." 

"Bondi said that the employee, who had worked at the department for 37 years, had 'raised suspicions' by using 'telltale phrases' like 'due process' in DOJ memos. At Bondi's direction, US marshals ransacked his office, discovered the offending document, and frog-marched him out of the building," the caption added.

It concluded, "Bondi took the opportunity to remind all DOJ staffers that the U.S. Constitution is on the Republican Party's banned reading list."

Fact Check: No credible evidence to back the claim

The claims made in the online rumors are false, as there is no credible evidence to prove that Pam Bondi fired a DOJ employee after she found a copy of the US Constitution on his desk.

A search on search engines, including Google and Bing, with the keywords 'Pam Bondi fired DOJ employee Constitution' generated no results confirming the claim. 

Moreover, the rumor originated with The Borowitz Report, a website that claims its output to be satirical in nature. Its About page reads, "I've been writing satirical news since I was eighteen. This represents either commitment to a genre or arrested development."

Interestingly, the rumor had surfaced earlier in April 2025, Snopes reported.

The rumor originally spread as the Attorney General defended the DOJ's decision to put an attorney on leave for not defending the Trump administration's position on a deportation case. She made the comments on Fox News on April 6, 2025.

Pam Bondi warns against doxxing ICE agents online

During a recent interview with David Spunt, Pam Bondi addressed concerns over publicly available information, including ICE agents’ names and license plates.

She said, "They better look out because you cannot dox… law enforcement’s information is private, and you wonder why our ICE officers are wearing masks? To protect themselves from these people."

"We are going to do everything legally we can to keep our men and women in law enforcement safe and the citizens of this state safe," Bondi added.

Federal authorities confirmed that steps are being taken to protect officers while enforcing immigration laws. Bondi also warned protesters in Minnesota and urged them to respect federal law during demonstrations.

She wrote on X, "Peacefully protesting is a sacred American right protected by the First Amendment. Obstructing, impeding, or attacking federal law enforcement is a federal crime. So is damaging federal property. If you cross that red line, you will be arrested and prosecuted. Do not test our resolve."