William Barr seen as Trump"s choice to be next attorney general: report

He wrote a Washington Post op-ed in May 2017 in support of Trump. President Donald Trump’s leading candidate for attorney general, William Barr, supported his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey on May.....»»

Former US Attorney General William Barr is President Trump's leading candidate to replace former AG Jeff Sessions as head of the Justice Department - a choice which may come within days according to the Washington Post.  If nominated, .....»»

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Markets had little reaction Friday to the latest shakeup in the White House after President Trump announced he will be nominating William Barr to serve as the next attorney general. read more.....»»

Former Bush Sr. Attorney General William Barr Is Trump’s AG Pick: Report.....»»

President Donald Trump said Friday he'l.....»»

President Donald Trump retweeted an image showing not only frequent targets Hillary Clinton and Robert Mueller behind bars, but also his own deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein......»»

One day after Attorney General Jeff Sessions was announced out at the Department of Justice, CNN reports that special counsel Robert Mueller's team has "begun writing its final report," according to "multiple sources."  According to CNN, "al.....»»

President Trump on Wednesday wasted no time to begin cleaning house after the 2018 elections, asking out-of-favor Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign. Here’s Sessions’ response......»»

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The benchmark S&P 500 hit a session low on Monday after Axios reported that U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had resigned in anticipation of being fired by President Donald Trump......»»

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Democratic leadership is warning the president not to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein following a bombshell New York Times report.....»»

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Donald Trump Jr. blasted Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in a Friday tweet. The tweet was in a response to a New York T.....»»

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reportedly suggested secretly recording President Donald Trump and discussed recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him......»»

There may soon be two high-profile Cabinet positions open in the Trump administration, and filling them could be difficult, according to a new report. Senate .....»»

He's reportedly examining tweets related to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the former FBI director James Comey. Special counsel Robert Mueller is looking to Donald Trump’s Twitter ac.....»»

Embattled Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt urged President Donald Trump to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and give the job to him, CNN reported late Tuesday. CNN, citing multiple sources, said Trump's advisers rejected the proposal.....»»

The president has not kept secret his displeasure with the attorney general......»»

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The president would prefer to watch his favorite news network rather than hear about the attorney general......»»