Jeffrey Rosen to Replace William Barr As Attorney General
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen will succeed outgoing Attorney General William Barr after President Trump announced the resignation in a tweet Monday afternoon.
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Trump Slams Barr for Refusing to Make Baseless Claims about Election Fraud
The chummy relationship between President Trump and Attorney General William Barr has soured since the nation’s top law enforcement official contradicted the president’s baseless claims about widespread election fraud.
Barr Contradicts Trump on Election, Saying No Evidence of Widespread Fraud
Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud that would alter the 2020 presidential election results.
Update: Trump Pardons Michael Flynn
President Trump plans to pardon his former national security adviser Michael Flynn before leaving office, according to Axios and The New York Times.
Mexico Threatens to Remove DEA from Country After Arrest of Ex-Mexican Defense Minister
Mexican officials are so incensed with the arrest of a former Mexican defense minister on drug trafficking charges that they’ve threatened to remove the DEA from the country.
Trump Calls on Barr to Investigate Bidens As Election Nears
By Steve Neavling Trailing in the polls, President Trump on Tuesday urged Attorney General William Barr to immediately investigate unfounded claims about his Democratic opponent Joe Biden and his son Hunter. By pressuring Barr to take action to discredit a political opponent, Trump is asking the attorney general to abandon the Justice Department’s long tradition…
Trump Says He’s ‘Not Happy’ with Barr, Won’t Commit to Retaining AG
By Steve Neavling President Trump on Wednesday said he was “not happy” with Attorney General William Barr and declined to say whether he’d keep Barr in a potential second term. In an interview with Newsmax, Trump said it was “too early” to decide whether Barr would stay on if the president wins re-election in November. …
Ethics Groups Urge House to Begin Impeachment Inquiry Against Barr
By Steve Neavling Two private ethics groups are calling for the impeachment of Attorney General William Barr, accusing him of misusing his position to help President Trump get re-elected. The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) and the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) made the case…