US Attorney William Barr Resigns – VG

She is writing to US President Donald Trump on Twitter on Monday night Norwegian time, referring to a letter in which Barr announces that he is resigning from office on December 23.

The news comes at a time when US voters have formally given Trump’s opponent Joe Biden victory in the US presidential election.

– I just had a very nice meeting with Justice Minister Bill Barr at the White House. Our relationship has been very good and he has done a fantastic job! Trump writes, announcing that Barr is leaving just before Christmas so he can spend the holidays with his family.

Assistant Attorney General Jeff Rosen becomes Acting Attorney General.

He came out against accusations of electoral fraud

The New York Times reported in early December that Barr was considering resigning before Trump’s term as president ended.

The Attorney General has been seen as one of Trump’s closest allies and supporters, but he surprised many when he said in an interview in early December that his ministry had found no evidence of voter fraud that would change the outcome.

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Therefore, it made public the accusations of its president, who stubbornly claims that there has been widespread electoral fraud during this year’s presidential elections.

This did not sit well with Trump, according to the AP news agency he recently declined to answer whether he still has confidence in the Minister of Justice.

– With all due respect to the Minister of Justice, there has been no special investigation by the Ministry of Justice, Trump’s election campaign said in a statement.

Barr has also previously said that Trump publicly objected when in February came out against the president’s Twitter messages on ongoing criminal cases:

– The country is deeply divided

me the letter announcing his departure, Barr writes that during Monday’s meeting, he updated Trump on the Justice Department’s investigations into voter fraud and how they will continue to investigate these allegations.

– At a time when the country is deeply divided, it is the acting representatives at all levels of government, and all who operate within their area of ​​responsibility, do everything possible to ensure the integrity of our elections and ensure that people have confidence in the outcome of them.

In the remainder of the letter, Barr describes Trump’s time as president in highly commendable terms, writing that he is proud to have been involved in “several of the president’s successes” and victories.

As mentioned, the Attorney General has been seen as one of Trump’s closest allies, and had previously done his best to stay on the same side as the president, AP writes.

This has led to accusations that he has he used his ministry to run the president’s errands.

With Barr as head, the Justice Department, among other things, dropped all charges against Trump’s former security adviser, Michael Flynn, despite admitting to lying about the talks with Russia. Barr is also said to have intervened in the case against former Trump adviser Roger Stone to reduce his sentence.