Bondi fires Justice Department employee for gesturing at National Guard

30/8/2025 12:32

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi fired a Department of Justice official on Friday for making a vulgar gesture to members of the National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., on her way to work.



"Today, I took action to terminate a DOJ employee for inappropriate conduct towards National Guard service members in DC," Bondi posted on X, responding to a New York Post story about the firing.



She said people who disrespect law enforcement will no longer work at the department.



The fired employee, Elizabeth Baxter, was a paralegal at the department's environmental defense section, according to a memo to her from Bondi that was published by the New York Post, which first reported the dismissal.



President Donald Trump deployed hundreds of National Guard members to the streets of Washington this month, declaring a crime emergency and announcing a temporary federal takeover of the city's police department.