Pam Bondi diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer

Pam Bondi reveals thyroid cancer diagnosis weeks after departing as attorney general

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi disclosed Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and is undergoing treatment, including surgery she had roughly two weeks ago. The 60-year-old told CBS News via text message that the diagnosis came after she left the Justice Department in April.

Bondi's departure from the DOJ and her cancer fight landed almost on top of each other. President Trump let her go on April 2 and installed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting replacement. Somewhere in the weeks that followed, doctors found the cancer. Bondi kept it quiet and began treatment without public fanfare.

The disclosure arrived the same week Bondi is scheduled to testify Friday before the House Oversight Committee about her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, a subject that drew months of bipartisan criticism during her tenure.

It also came alongside news that the administration has tapped her for a seat on the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, where she will focus on artificial intelligence policy.

Vice President JD Vance issued a statement to CBS News on Wednesday morning praising Bondi's service and her continued role in the administration's orbit.

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