By Sandy Fitzgerald | Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi has moved from her Washington, D.C., apartment to housing at a military base in the capital area following threats to her life from drug cartels and critics of her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to sources.
Threats against Bondi intensified after the administration’s capture and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January.
Bondi is the latest Trump administration official to relocate into tightly guarded military housing near Washington, D.C., amid escalating threats from protesters, overseas adversaries, and others.
Other officials who have moved onto secure bases include Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s top domestic policy adviser Stephen Miller, and ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has also relocated to military housing, while Navy Secretary John Phelan moved to government-owned property after his Washington, D.C., home was damaged in a fire last year.
It remains unclear how much the officials are paying for their accommodations. Last year, a Noem spokesperson stated she was paying “fair-market rent” for her military housing.
A Bondi spokesman declined to comment beyond requesting that the publication not disclose her exact residence.
Officials from Trump’s first administration also resided in military housing, including former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who served under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, lived in Navy housing near Washington for much of his tenure.
Historians and former officials note that the current administration appears to be the first to use military housing for appointees not directly connected to military service.
