Florida Bar complaint filed against former AG Pam Bondi. Here’s what to know

A coalition of more than 120 attorneys, former judges and law professors has a professional misconduct complaint on May 27 against Pam Bondi with the Florida Bar. The 25-page complaint alleges ethics violations during her tenure as U.S. attorney general before President Donald Trump fired her in April.

FULL STORY: ‘Pathetic stunt’ or addressing ‘misconduct?’ Group files complaint against Bondi

Here are key takeaways:

• The complaint, led by former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Peggy Quince, accuses Bondi of violating ethics rules while pursuing Trump’s agenda against immigrants and political opponents. The Florida Bar rejected an earlier version last June, citing jurisdictional issues while Bondi was a sitting federal officer.
• The Justice Department called the complaint “a baseless and pathetic media stunt conjured up by inept attorneys desperate for relevance.”
• A major portion of the complaint focuses on Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, alleging she misled the public about a client list and failed to protect victims’ privacy during document releases.
• Justice Department releases on Dec. 19, 2025, and Jan. 30, 2026, included unredacted names, birthdates and about 40 nude photos of Epstein’s victims, which survivors’ lawyers called possibly “the single most egregious violation of victim privacy in one day in United States history.”
• The complaint also cites the exodus of hundreds of federal prosecutors fired or resigned under Bondi, including some Miami-based prosecutors tied to Trump’s classified documents and Jan. 6 cases.

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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM with the headline "Florida Bar complaint filed against former AG Pam Bondi. Here’s what to know."