Overview
- Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed Tuesday that Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle is departing the Justice Department.
- Mizelle told Axios he intends to move back to Tampa for family and better work-life balance after commuting for the job.
- Multiple sources told CNN his exit is not tied to the department’s Epstein files controversy, though some White House staffers were frustrated he did not better shield Bondi from the fallout.
- He said he will continue supporting the administration remotely from Florida and told Axios he aims to expose left-wing groups he accuses of violence.
- During his brief tenure, Mizelle also served as acting associate attorney general, took public roles in court filings, and oversaw the Civil and Civil Rights divisions as reported by Axios and CNN.