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Who is Bill Barr, why is he leaving, and where does this leave Donald Trump and his voter fraud investigation?
Attorney-General Bill Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is departing amid lingering tension over the President’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into president-elect Joe Biden’s son.
Trump broke the news on Twitter just moments after Biden clinched enough electoral college votes to secure victory in the US election.
So who is Bill Barr, why is he going, and where does that leave a President who is still refusing to concede defeat?
Who is Bill Barr?
Barr, 70, has held the position of Attorney-General since 2019.
He previously held the office from 1991 to 1993.
Barr has generally remained in the President’s good graces and has been one…
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