Trump Ousts Bondi As Attorney General | Balance of Power: Early Edition 04/02/2026

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu discusses the latest from the Middle East and President Donald Trump's removal of Pam Bondi as US Attorney General. On today's show, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Third Way Executive Vice President Matt Bennett, Lexington Institute Vice President Rebecca Grant, Attorney Robert McWhirter, Groundwork Collaborative Managing Director Liz Pancotti. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Balance of Power: Early Edition Begins 00:04:34 - Tyler Kendall, Bloomberg News 00:07:53 - Rick Davis & Matt Bennett 00:22:29 - Rebecca Grant, Lexington Institute VP for Defense Programs 00:30:31 - Jeff Mason, Bloomberg News 00:37:00 - Robert McWhirter, Law Office of Robert McWhirter Founder 00:43:55 - Liz Pancotti, Groundwork Collaborative -------- Watch Bloomberg Radio LIVE on YouTube Weekdays 7am-6pm ET WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Subscribe to our Podcasts: Bloomberg Daybreak: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN Bloomberg Surveillance: http://bit.ly/3OPtReI Bloomberg Intelligence: http://bit.ly/3YrBfOi Balance of Power: http://bit.ly/3OO8eLC Bloomberg Businessweek: http://bit.ly/3IPl60i Listen on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with the Bloomberg Business app: Apple CarPlay: https://apple.co/486mghI Android Auto: https://bit.ly/49benZy Visit our YouTube channels: Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/bloombergpodcasts Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake