Donald Trump announced the dismissal of Attorney General William Barr, minutes after the confirmation of Joe Biden’s victory. Barr said two weeks ago that there was no evidence of electoral fraud.
United States Attorney General William Barr resigned this Monday and will cease to serve on December 23, about a month before his term ends. The announcement was made by Donald Trump, via the social network Twitter, minutes after the Electoral College made Joe Biden’s victory official.
According to the outgoing President, Barr will leave office before Christmas “to spend the holidays with his family”. The position will be held on an interim basis by Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen . “I just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House. Our relationship has been very good, he has done an excellent job! According to the letter, Bill will be leaving shortly before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family, ”wrote Trump.
“Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen, a notable person, will be interim Attorney General. The highly respected Richard Donoghue will assume the role of Deputy Attorney General. Thank you all! ”, He concluded.
About two weeks ago, on December 1, William Barr contradicted Donald Trump by saying that there was no evidence of election fraud . After the statements were published, the attorney general was called to the White House for a meeting with Donald Trump, reports CNN.
TO DATE, WE HAVE NOT SEEN ELECTORAL FRAUD ON A SCALE THAT WOULD HAVE LED TO A DIFFERENT OUTCOME IN THESE ELECTIONS, ”HE SAID IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Donald Trump, as well as his family, the candidacy and also his supporters, have been echoing these baseless claims since the first projections pointed to Biden’s victory. Barr’s comments contradicted Trump’s efforts to cast doubt on election results and block the transition of administrations in the White House.
In response, the Republican’s legal team contested that there had been a serious investigation by the Justice Department into fraud complaints. “With all due respect to the Attorney General, there has been no investigation of the Department of Justice,” read a statement.
However, in the letter of resignation, Barr says he is “very honored” for being called by Trump “to serve his administration and the American people”. The attorney general, appointed in February 2019, also praised Trump’s mandate and all two “achievements”, including “building the strongest and most resilient economy in American history”.
