Attorney General William Barr has been one of President Donald Trump’s most aggressive defenders, from the Mueller Report to the Ukraine scandal and the president’s impeachment trial. But when the 70-year-old Barr acknowledged Joe Biden as president-elect during a recent interview with the Associated Press and said that there was no evidence that widespread voter fraud occurred in the 2020 presidential election, many diehard Trumpistas felt betrayed — and Barr has resigned, effective December 23. Journalist Chris Smith discusses the possible ramifications of Barr’s departure in an article published by Vanity Fair on December 16, wondering if federal prosecutors will …read more
Source:: AlterNet
