Pam Bondi has had a turbulent few weeks — departing one of the most powerful legal offices in the country, receiving a serious medical diagnosis, and securing a brand new advisory post in the Trump White House.
Bondi, the 60-year-old former U.S. Attorney General, received a thyroid cancer diagnosis shortly after leaving the Department of Justice in early April 2026.
She has already begun treatment. A surgical procedure took place several weeks ago, Bondi confirmed to CNN on Wednesday, May 27.
Bondi told CNN she is currently “doing well” as she continues her recovery.
The public learned of the diagnosis after conservative podcaster and former Trump official Katie Miller posted about it on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Miller pulled no punches in her post. “Pam has been quietly kicking cancer’s ass the last few weeks,” she wrote.
Miller, who is married to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, also called the former attorney general a woman with “a heart of gold.”
Axios first reported the cancer news, citing a source with direct knowledge of Bondi’s medical situation, before Miller amplified the story on social media Tuesday.
Bondi’s health battle emerged at the same moment news broke of a significant new appointment for the former top prosecutor.
President Donald Trump selected Bondi to serve on the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, a White House body the administration describes as assembling the nation’s foremost minds in science and technology to counsel the president directly.
The council operates under the joint leadership of White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and White House science adviser Michael Kratsios.
Bondi’s specific function on the council will center on facilitating coordination between federal government officials and technology sector executives who hold seats on the panel.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has been serving as acting attorney general since Bondi’s exit from the Justice Department last month.
When Trump announced Bondi’s departure from the DOJ, he celebrated her record on Truth Social.
“Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900,” Trump wrote.
Trump called Bondi “a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend,” and added: “We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new role in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future.”
Bondi responded to her DOJ departure with a post of her own on X, expressing gratitude to the president.
“I remain eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again,” she wrote.
She also outlined her plans for the weeks ahead.
“Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration,” Bondi wrote.
Bondi did not hold back when characterizing what she accomplished during her tenure leading the nation’s top law enforcement agency.
“Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts to make America safer and more secure has been the honor of a lifetime, and easily the most consequential first year of the Department of Justice in American history,” she wrote.
Bondi’s cancer disclosure places her among several Trump administration figures who have faced significant health challenges in recent months, including Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who announced a breast cancer diagnosis in March.
Bondi is also scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee this Friday as that body investigates matters related to the late financier and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
