There’s a shakeup going on at the Department of Justice. Top Trump Administration officials have just booted antitrust chief Abigail Slater. Slater’s departure comes after she and top leaders within the DOJ  disagreed about which cases should be pursued. Here’s Slater’s post announcing her departure: It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as AAG for Antitrust today. It was indeed the honor of a lifetime to serve in this role. Huge thanks to all who supported me this past year, most especially the men and women of @justiceatr — Gail Slater (@gailaslater) February 12, 2026 CBS News provided some background information on Slater being booted: Top Trump administration officials had decided to oust Justice Department antitrust chief Abigail Slater and had discussions with her shortly before she announced on social media that she was leaving the department, sources told CBS News. Slater didn’t cite a reason for her departure in her statement on X, where she wrote, “It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as AAG for Antitrust today.” But she had lost the trust of Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. In her post as assistant attorney general for antitrust, she determined whether business merger deals would be approved or get derailed, and her every move was closely watched by the business community. Trump officials believed Slater had undermined pending cases because of disagreements with leadership and had disobeyed requests, including to not embark on expensive travel to Europe and on other matters, two sources said. On one occasion, Slater angered Bondi when she traveled to a conference in Paris without Bondi’s permission, prompting Bondi to cut off access to Slater’s government credit cards, one source said. Vice President JD Vance was aware of the fraught dynamics with Slater at the agency, two sources said. Bondi in a statement to CBS News said: “On behalf of the Department of Justice, we thank Gail Slater for her service to the Antitrust Division which works to protect consumers, promote affordability, and expand economic opportunity.” Some users on X disagreed on the Trump administration’s decision to cut Slater: Gail Slater is a warrior. Gail was most principled one there. Now no corporation will be held responsible for anything . When you won’t bend, powerful people get uncomfortable. Respect. @gailaslater https://t.co/kcXHJSK2yW — Grace Chong, MBI (@gc22gc) February 12, 2026 Newsweek has reported that bettors on prediction markets are betting that Bondi will be next: The likelihood that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi will be the first individual to leave President Donald Trump’s Cabinet has surged on prediction markets, surpassing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose chances of departing have also recently been high. Bondi has faced pressure over the government’s handling of files associated with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender who died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. On Wednesday, she was questioned by the House Judiciary Committee about the matter in an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill. Since then, according to prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, her chances of leaving Trump’s cabinet have increased. Pam Bondi is now expected to leave the administration this year. https://t.co/fdz6RIKia1 — Pentagon Pizza Watch (@pizzintwatch) February 11, 2026