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The president of United States, Donald trumpannounced on Monday the departure of the attorney general’s government Bill Barr, who contradicted the president’s claims that there was fraud in the elections, although the announcement did not show any tension between the two.
(Read here: Electoral College ratifies Biden’s election as US president)
“I just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill
Barr in the White House. Our relationship is very good, he has done an exceptional job. As his letter says, Bill will leave office just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family, “the president reported on Twitter.
In his letter, Barr said he was “very honored to have worked in this government” and highlighted several milestones of the administration. Now, he will be replaced by Jeff Rosen, his deputy in the Department of Justice.
The announcement of his departure coincides with the vote of the United States Electoral College, which this Monday ratified the victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the November elections, despite Trump’s allegations that there was fraud and the barricade of lawsuits he presented , unsuccessfully.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, and the attorney general, Wiliam Barr.
Even the Supreme Court, which has a conservative majority and three of whose magistrates were appointed by the president, it dismissed the appeals presented.
Trump repeatedly criticized Barr’s inaction on this issue, which contrasts with his track record throughout the term, during which he stood out as one of his most loyal portfolio chiefs.
In early December, Barr’s statement that he did not find “fraud on a scale that could have changed the outcome of the election “, isolated the president.
Some Democrats like Congressman Bill Pascrell were quick to celebrate the news. “Farewell to the most corrupt and despicable attorney general in US history”he said on Twitter.
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AFP
