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Last Updated: July 13, 2025, 8:43 PM EDT

President Trump defended his attorney Pam Bondi on Saturday as leadership at the Justice Department and the FBI face turmoil over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

Trump praised Bondi for doing a "fantastic job" and urged his "boys" and "gals" to stop criticizing her. "LET PAM BONDI DO HER JOB — SHE’S GREAT!" he posted on his social media platform.

On Sunday, the president and first lady Melania Trump are attending the FIFA Club World Cup in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Jul 12, 2025, 11:32 AM EDT

Bondi fires 20 federal officials with ties to Jack Smith: Sources

Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired at least 20 prosecutors and support staffers who assisted former Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations into President Trump, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News Saturday.

Senior leadership at the department had already ousted most of the remaining prosecutors associated with the probes.

A DOJ spokesperson didn't immediately respond to request.

In this Aug. 1, 2023, file photo, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith addresses reporters in Washington, D.C.
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Some of staffers who have been identified through the Justice Department's "weaponization working group" may not have had any significant role in driving the prosecutions themselves and were, support staff, litigation assistants and U.S. marshals, according to sources.

The firings have sent a chill through the remainder of DOJs career workforce, which had previously been left shaken by dramatic purges and reassignments of officials in the early days of Trump's presidency.

-ABC News' Katherine Faulders and Alexander Mallin

Jul 12, 2025, 10:16 AM EDT

Trump announces 30% tariffs on European Union and Mexico

President Donald Trump has posted two letters on his social media platform announcing new tariffs on the European Union and Mexico.

Trump will impose a 30% tariff on Mexico due to fentanyl crossing the border and a 30% tariff on the EU as a result of the U.S. trade deficit.

In this April 4, 2025, file photo, shipping trucks pause at the commercial port of entry from the Mexico side of the US-Mexico border in Nogales, Ariz.
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-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Jul 12, 2025, 5:35 AM EDT

Judge restricting California immigration raids is 'undermining the will of the American people,' DHS says

The federal judge who temporarily barred the Trump administration from conducting broad, untargeted immigration stops and arrests in parts of California was "undermining the will of the American people," the Department of Homeland Security said.

"America's brave men and women are removing murderers, MS-13 gang members, pedophiles, rapists -- truly the worst of the worst from Golden State communities," the department said in a statement.

A farm field is seen on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Camarillo, Calif.
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U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, of California's Central District, said federal agents "will continue to enforce the law and abide by the U.S. Constitution."

"We strongly disagree with the allegations in the lawsuit and maintain that our agents have never detained individuals without proper legal justification," he said in a statement.

-ABC News' Jack Moore

Jul 11, 2025, 10:40 PM EDT

Judge restricts Trump immigration raids in Los Angeles, other California counties

A federal judge on Friday temporarily barred the Trump administration from conducting broad, untargeted immigration stops and arrests in parts of California.

The temporary restraining order blocks the Department of Homeland Security from making arrests of people based solely on factors like race, accent, the type of work they do and their presence at a particular location -- such as day laborer pick up sites and agricultural sites.

The order comes after a lawsuit filed by immigrant advocacy groups accused federal agents of targeting Latino communities with unconstitutional tactics — including warrantless arrests, racial profiling and denying access to legal counsel.

Federal agents ride on horseback at MacArthur Park, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, a Biden appointee, sided with the ACLU of Southern California and other groups who filed the lawsuit, finding that "roving patrols" without reasonable suspicion are unconstitutional.

"What the federal government would have this Court believe —in the face of a mountain of evidence presented in this case—is that none of this is actually happening," Frimpong wrote.

Notably, the judge’s decision applies to several counties including Los Angeles and Ventura, where an immigration enforcement operation at a cannabis farm turned violent when protesters clashed with agents.

The judge will hold a hearing on the case in the coming days.

-ABC News' Armando Garcia

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