Lee Zeldin — rendered “Lee Zeldon” in the source transcript — is discussed by Megyn Kelly, in her opening monologue on the episode that later featured John Kiriakou, as the sitting EPA administrator reportedly considered by Trump as a possible replacement for Attorney General Pam Bondi, per a Semaphore report that Trump had told Bondi her time as attorney general was “nearing an end.”[1]
Kelly later reports, reading a Trump statement live on air during her interview with Kiriakou, that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche — not Zeldin — was named to the role, seen as making “a lot more sense,” both because of his job title and his reputation as well-liked within the department.[2]