William Barr to Step Down , as US Attorney General.
President Donald Trump announced
Barr's departure via Twitter.
Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House. Our relationship has been a very good one, , Donald Trump, via Twitter
.
he has done an outstanding job! As per letter, Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family.., Donald Trump, via Twitter.
The letter Trump refers to in his tweet
is Barr's resignation letter.
Jeffrey Rosen will take over as
acting attorney general once
Barr's resignation is in effect.
Trump has recently lashed out at Barr,
accusing him of disloyalty in regards to the public
disclosure of the Justice Dept.'s Hunter Biden investigation.
Barr's recent comments about the
2020 election also seemed to irritate Trump.
To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election, William Barr, US Attorney General, via 'The New York Times'.
Barr has been also criticized
for turning the Justice Dept.
into "a shield to protect the
president and his henchmen.”