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Reason Pam Bondi has quietly moved to U.S. military base
US Attorney General Pam Bondi has reportedly moved into a secure military base after receiving a series of threats.
Bondi is reportedly at a secure base in the Washington, D.C., area after a series of threats linked to criminal groups, after federal law-enforcement agencies warned her staff about an increase in potential security risks, per the NYT.
It comes after fears have grown regarding the personal safety of senior officials in the current US administration, with several others reportedly having also taken up residence in guarded military housing in or around the capital.
According to reports, the heightened security comes after threats from transnational drug cartels following the Bondi-led US Justice Department taking an aggressive stance against trafficking networks bringing in narcotics from Latin America.
Donald Trump previously confirmed that the government has targeted several boats containing "narcoterrorists" attempting to reach the US, and Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and other organized crime groups have long been on US law enforcement's radar.
The capture and prosecution of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro earlier in the year has also heightened tensions after Bondi accused him of working with criminal networks including the Cartel of the Suns, as well as other gangs involved in drug trafficking.
This has reportedly led to a marked increase in threats directed at US officials involved in the prosecution.
As well as this, Bondi has also faced criticism for her handling of several high-profile cases such as the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
These were reportedly flagged as part of a broader risk assessment by law-enforcement agencies which then prompted the decision to move her to a secure location.
According to reports, other high-ranking officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio; exiting homeland security secretary Kristi Noem, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have also chosen to live on military bases for security reasons.
Historically, top officials have occasionally used military housing in Washington for security or logistical reasons, but analysts have said that the scale of civilian officials using these properties in one administration appears to be unusual.
Bondi's new residence's location has not been publicly disclosed for safety reasons.
The safety of members of the administration has also come under scrutiny after Iran issued a threat towards the president following strikes that killed the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Ali Ardashir Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, delivered the warning following a Truth Social post from Trump in which the US president said Iran would be “hit twenty times harder” if it attempted to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
The threat came on the 10th day of fighting in the region, after joint US and Israeli strikes targeted key locations in Iran and killed the country’s then leader. Iran has since launched attacks across the region as the conflict continues to escalate.
Larijani issued a statement addressed to Trump, warning that Iran would not be intimidated by the president’s comments.
Per The Mirror, he said, “The Ashura nation of Iran is not afraid of your empty threats. Even those greater than you could not eliminate the Iranian nation. Be careful not to be eliminated!”
The message was signed: “Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Tehran, March 19, 1404 - 10 days after the martyrdom of His Holiness Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.”