U.S Attorney General Resigns Before ‘Trump’s Hammer’

U.S. Attorney General William Barr, has quit his job while he’s ahead apparently before President Donald Trump’s hammer.

BIGPENNGR.COM understands anxiety had heightened that Barr could be fired after the electoral college formally validated Biden’s win over Trump’s second term bid in the U.S presidential election.

Barr, a strong ally of Trump could have received the hammer after saying on Tuesday, last week that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, pundit says.

Barr’s comments come despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the Nov. 3 election was stolen and his refusal to concede his loss to president-elect Joe Biden.

According to reports, Barr, is resigning amid lingering tension over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into president-elect Joe Biden’s son.

Barr went to the White House on Monday, where Trump said he submitted his letter of resignation. “As per letter, Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family,” Trump tweeted.

Trump has publicly expressed his anger about Barr’s statement to The Associated Press earlier this month that the Justice Department had found no widespread election fraud that would change the outcome of the election.

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Trump has also been angry that the Justice Department did not publicly announce it was investigating Hunter Biden ahead of the election, despite department policy against such a pronouncement.

Trump said deputy attorney general Jeff Rosen, whom he labelled “an outstanding person,” will become acting attorney general.

Barr in his resignation letter said he updated Trump Monday on the department’s “review of voter fraud allegations in the 2020 election and how these allegations will continue to be pursued.” He added that his last day on the job would be Dec. 23.

This story contains information from CBC