Attorney General Bill Barr has resigned, Donald Trump said on Monday.
Trump, announced Barr’s decision and shared his resignation letter on Twitter.
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“Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House, Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job!.As per letter, Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family ” Trump said. “Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen, an outstanding person, will become Acting Attorney General. Highly respected Richard Donoghue will be taking over the duties of Deputy Attorney General. Thank you to all!” Trump wrote.
Trump’s relationship with Barr has soured in the months after the election since Barr told AP that the Justice Department found no evidence of widespread voter fraud as Trump and his lawyers were alleging.
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Trump ramped up his criticisms of AG Barr when it was reported that Hunter Biden was under federal investigation since the spring and Barr did not publicly announce this before the November election. It was also reported that Trump discussed firing Barr on Friday during a meeting at the White House.
Over the weekend Trump sent out a series of tweets attacking Barr for his decision to not notify the public about Hunter’s investigation, calling him a “big disappointment”. In private, Barr dismissed Trump’s tweets as the rantings of a “deposed king”.
