Bondi says Trump will 'probably' leave after second term

Changing the constitution would be a "heavy lift," the attorney general says.

Last Updated: April 7, 2025, 3:11 AM EDT

Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump's attorney general said Sunday the president would "probably" leave the White House after his second term is completed.

But she left the door slightly open toward him serving another four years, telling "Fox News Sunday," "I think he's going to be finished probably after this term," and saying it would be a "heavy lift" to change the Constitution to allow Trump to serve another four years.

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Saturday that he was revoking all visas to South Sudanese passport holders "due to the failure of South Sudan's transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner."

Apr 06, 2025, 1:45 PM EDT

Bondi: Trump will ‘probably’ leave after second term

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Sunday she expects Trump will "probably" leave the presidency following his second term -- even as she left the door slightly open toward him serving another four years in what she described as a "heavy lift" to amend the U.S. Constitution.

"President Trump has served one full term. He's on his second full term. He's a very smart man and -- we, I wish we could have him for 20 years as our president, but I think he's going to be finished probably after this term," Bondi said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

"Probably?" host Shannon Bream asked.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington.
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"Well, the Constitution -- we'd have to look at the Constitution," Bondi replied. "It would be a heavy lift."

"And whether you get two thirds of the Senate and House to go along with you -- but is the concession that that's really the only way to do it?" Bream said.

"It'd be a heavy lift," Bondi responded.

-ABC News’ Alexander Mallin

Apr 05, 2025, 6:14 PM EDT

Trump administration revokes visas for South Sudanese passport holders

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X on Saturday that he was revoking all visas to South Sudanese passport holders "due to the failure of South Sudan's transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on during a final press conference as part of the meeting of NATO ministers at NATO's headquarters in Brussels on April 4, 2025.
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Nearly 2.32 million South Sudanese people, many of whom are women and children, had fled the country as of 2023 because of a rise in violence, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

It is the largest refugee crisis in Africa, according to the nonprofit organization.

-ABC News' Nate Luna

Apr 05, 2025, 5:27 PM EDT

DOJ puts government attorney on leave after judge rules in favor of deported migrant: Sources

The Justice Department has placed a government attorney on indefinite paid leave after he argued on behalf of the government on Friday in a lawsuit brought by a Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador in error, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

Sources said Erez Reuveni, acting deputy director for the Office of Immigration Litigation, was told by officials at at the DOJ that he was being placed on leave over a "failure to zealously advocate" for the government's interests.

The government is seeking to appeal an order from the judge who presided over Friday's hearing and ordered the department to facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia by Monday.

In Friday's hearing, Reuveni repeatedly struggled when pressed by Judge Paula Xinis for details surrounding Abrego Garcia's deportation -- and why the administration claimed it could not facilitate his return to the United States.

At one point in the hearing, Reuvani was asked by Xinis under what authority law enforcement officers seized Abrego Garcia.

Reuveni said he was frustrated that he did not have those answers.

"Your honor, my answer to a lot of these questions is going to be frustrating, and I'm also frustrated that I have no answers for you on a lot of these questions," Reuvani said.

-ABC News' Alexander Mallin and Katherine Faulders

Apr 04, 2025, 6:55 PM EDT

Trump administration violated court order by 'covertly' pausing FEMA funding, judge says

The Trump administration "covertly" paused millions of dollars in FEMA funding in direct violation of a court order, a federal judge said on Friday.

U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. ordered the Trump administration to "immediately cease" its efforts to impede the disbursement of federal funds, finding the government directly violated his order.

In this March 29, 2025, file photo, a sign is seen outside the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at the Fairview Public Library in Fairview, North Carolina.
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Last month, a coalition of 22 attorneys general presented evidence that FEMA continued to restrict more than 215 federal grants despite a court order blocking Trump's unilateral funding freeze.

Lawyers with the DOJ pushed back, arguing that FEMA was "merely implementing a manual review process" of each grant.

McConnell disagreed, finding that the states presented "undisputed evidence" that FEMA "essentially [imposed] an indefinite categorical pause on payments" in direct violation of his preliminary injunction.

The court order marks another instance of the Trump administration allegedly skirting court orders, as a separate judge in Washington, D.C., now considers holding members of the Trump administration in contempt relating to deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act.

-ABC News' Peter Charalambous and Katherine Faulders

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