Former Attorney General Pam Bondi, fired by President Donald Trump, oversaw the largest stain on the administration: the Epstein files. Bondi’s incompetence on the matter was indistinguishable from sabotage — destroying the Justice Department’s reputation and killing the president’s credibility in the process.

Bondi’s firing provides Trump with an opportunity to restore the credibility lost during the first year-plus of his second presidency, but if he replaces her with a fringe influencer-type, such as former Rep. Matt Gaetz, what little credibility is left will be gone for good. Luckily, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is the reported front-runner to take the job.