President Trump Tweeted On Monday, just before Christmas, Attorney General Bill Barr announced that he would be resigning, just moments before the election college confirmed the election victory of President-elect Joe Biden.
Why this is important: Tensions between Trump and Barr were already high, with revelations in the Wall Street Journal further angering the president that Barr had worked for “several months” during the campaign to cover up Hunter Biden’s federal investigation.
Behind the scenes: Prior to the Hunter Biden report, Trump had been in private for weeks discussing with someone who was willing to do his bidding on behalf of the individual.
- See comments Earlier this month, he underestimated Trump’s claims of a “bad election” to Andhra Pradesh, angering the president, saying the judiciary had not found evidence of widespread fraud.
- In addition, Trump is frustrated with the delays in releasing the Durham report, which he believes will contain explosive revelations about the Obama administration’s handling of the Trump-Russia investigation.
- Bar resigned Trump did not seek his resignation, according to a source close to the matter.
Speculation that Trump On the day the Andhra interview was released, the attorney general went to the White House and the bar temporarily subsided. But as Axios announced this weekend, Hunter Biden began to re-examine options for changing the bar to Drew after the story broke.
- Trump personally tried Sources familiar with the discussions told Axios about Friday’s bar with hopefuls, including Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
- And the President Tweeted Saturday morning: “Bill Barr did not reveal the truth about Hunter Biden to the public before the election[?]”
Between the lines: Trump has a history of dropping his own announcements at a time when cable news is running hate stories – in this case, the election college that confirms Biden’s victory. This seems like another example of the President tweeting the way out of Chiron.
What’s next: Trump said Barr will be replaced by Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen, who will work on acting skills.
Large image: Barr, the second-confirmed Senate attorney general appointed by Trump, was a fierce critic of Russia’s investigation and one of the most loyal members of the president’s cabinet – Jeff Sessions fills a vacancy left by Trump’s failure to stop the Mller trial.
- He comes often He has been the target of criticism from Democrats for allegedly politicizing the judiciary by interfering in cases involving the president’s allies.
- But like many others Trump’s top officials have failed to go far enough to even meet Trump’s wishes.
Look at the resignation letter.