President Trump announced on Monday that Attorney General William Barr will step down from his role just before Christmas. Barr’s departure, though expected, is yet another loss for an administration hemorrhaging credibility.
Barr has been reportedly on the outs with Trump ever since he broke with the president last month on the issue of widespread voter fraud. Trump insisted that the presidential election was stolen and that a massive voter conspiracy was to blame. Barr not only refused to do as the president asked and appoint a special counsel to investigate Trump’s allegations; he also denied that there was any evidence to support Trump’s theory at all.
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