Monday, December 14, 2020

U.S. Attorney General William Barr Has Resigned, Effective Dec. 23

 


 * Trump tweets that Barr is leaving and presents it as his own decision 
 * But he had raged against his AG for not revealing Hunter Biden probe before election and had tried to rebuke Barr for not endorsing claims of voter fraud 
 * In resignation letter Barr hinted at tensions with Trump over voter fraud 
 * Barr sought to uphold existing DOJ policy against interfering in an election 
 * Cautioned against any moves that could go public such as a subpoena 
 * Came despite Trump and GOP lawmakers demanding Hunter probe 
 * Hunter Biden revealed last week his taxes were under investigation 
 * Democrats have accused Barr of acting like Trump's 'personal lawyer' 

Donald Trump ousted Bill Barr as attorney general Monday after a face-to-face White House meeting - having raged at the chief law enforcement officer keeping the Hunter Biden probe secret. 

Trump announced the departure in a tweet which presented Barr's decision to go as his own.

'Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job!' Trump said, then said Barr would 'spend the holidays with his family.' 

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2 comments:

Dave Goldstein said...

Yeah I'll bet that was a "Nice" meeting.

Rodger Ramster said...

What a huge dissapointment Barr was as AG.