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Attorney General William Barr Unexpectedly Resigns With Just Weeks Left Of The Trump Administration

<p>&num;Roommates&comma; as the Trump administration winds down its last few weeks to make way for Joe Biden to officially be sworn in as the 46<sup>th<&sol;sup> President of the United States&comma; many were shocked to learn that current Attorney General <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;u-s-attorney-general-william-barr-says-peaceful-protests-are-being-hijacked-by-far-left-extremist-groups-with-own-agenda&sol;">William Barr<&sol;a> has unexpectedly resigned&period; Following reported increasing tension with Trump regarding his refusal to accept the 2020 election results&comma; Barr stepped down from his position effective on December 23<sup>rd<&sol;sup>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&commat;NPR reports&comma; William Barr <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;npr&period;org&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;14&sol;811276917&sol;william-barr-to-steps-down-as-attorney-general&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;twitter&period;com&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;npr&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;social&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;term&equals;nprnews">confirmed his resignation<&sol;a> in a letter to Trump&comma; stating that he was proud to have played a role in the Trump administration&period; Earlier this month&comma; widespread reports chronicled the rising tension between Barr and Trump after Barr directly contradicted Trump&&num;8217&semi;s baseless claims that Democrats stole the election&period; However&comma; before the election&comma; Barr stood in defense of Trump and repeated his unsubstantiated claims that mail-in voting was ripe for fraud&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite their recent differences&comma; Trump announced Barr’s resignation on Twitter&comma; writing that he and Barr had a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;very nice meeting” at the White House and that their &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;relationship has been a very good one&period;” Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen will become acting attorney general on December 23<sup>rd<&sol;sup> when William Barr officially leaves his position&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In less than two years on the job&comma; Barr emerged as perhaps the most divisive attorney general in recent memory for a series of controversial actions&comma; including his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller&&num;8217&semi;s report on the Russia investigation and his repeated false claims about the integrity of mail-in voting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; his legacy will forever be stamped by his role leading the forceful removal of peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square in Washington&comma; D&period;C&period; this summer to clear the way for Trump’s photo-op in front of a nearby church&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Want tea directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom" data-saferedirecturl&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;url&quest;q&equals;https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom&amp&semi;source&equals;gmail&amp&semi;ust&equals;1608081124013000&amp&semi;usg&equals;AFQjCNHNjWk679gRFLKQ2sc-xaWmcOmFAw">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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