Pam Bondi Fires DOJ Employee Who Flipped Off National Guard Soldiers

Attorney General Pam Bondi terminated a Department of Justice paralegal Friday after the employee repeatedly made obscene gestures and cursed at National Guard members stationed in Washington, D.C., Fox News reported.

Elizabeth Baxter, who worked in the department’s environmental division, lost her position following an investigation into multiple incidents that occurred this month at the DOJ’s 4CON building in the NoMa district, according to Fox News. Security footage captured Baxter arriving at work on Aug. 18 just after 8:20 a.m., where she bragged to a security guard about flipping off a guardsman at Metro Center Metro Stop.

“F–k the National Guard,” she told the guard, the New York Post reported. Later that day, cameras recorded her demonstrating the gesture to department security personnel while exclaiming “F–k you!” The behavior continued on Aug. 25 when Baxter again boasted to security staff that she hated the National Guard and had told them to “F–k off!”

The Justice Department on Friday confirmed the termination of a paralegal accused of flipping off National Guard troops on her way to work. https://t.co/NLXTNxjMpU pic.twitter.com/RjPb0TDOid

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“Today, I took action to terminate a DOJ employee for inappropriate conduct towards National Guard service members in DC,” Bondi said, the outlet reported. “This DOJ remains committed to defending President Trump’s agenda and fighting to make America safe again. If you oppose our mission and disrespect law enforcement — you will NO LONGER work at DOJ.”

Bondi’s termination letter removed Baxter from her GS-11 Paralegal Specialist position effective immediately, according to the outlet. The firing follows the termination of Sean Charles Dunn, another DOJ paralegal who allegedly threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent earlier this month. Dunn faces misdemeanor charges that could result in up to one year in jail. (RELATED: Pam Bondi Reveals Guy Who Allegedly Threw Subway Sub At Officer Worked For DOJ — He’s Now Out Of A Job)

The Trump administration recently deployed hundreds of federal agents and National Guard troops to Washington’s streets as part of efforts to reduce crime in the district.