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President Trump wants to nominate William Barr, the George H.W. Bush-era leader of the Justice Department, as his next attorney general, sources told Fox News.
While Trump does not know Barr, he likes the immense respect Barr commands and the fact that he has earned bipartisan support in the past, the sources said.
Still, other sources indicated that Trump could still decide to go with someone else. Others believed to be under consideration include Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Those close to Trump are divided over the choice: One source close to the White House told Fox News that Barr would be a bad choice, saying “Barr could be worse than Jeff Sessions."
Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned at the president's request after the November midterms. For months, Trump lambasted Sessions in public over his recusal from the Russia investigation. The president then named Matthew Whitaker, who was chief of staff to Sessions, acting attorney general.
The Washington Post first reported Thursday that Barr, who led the Justice Department under Bush from 1991 to 1992, is the leading candidate to replace Sessions. The paper cited two sources in saying Trump has told multiple people in recent days that he plans to nominate Barr.
Does it really matter? He’s either jumped or been thrown out of the boat. Just wait until Kelly says something halfway negative about his time, Trump loves insulting military and gold star families.
Does it really matter? He’s either jumped or been thrown out of the boat. Just wait until Kelly says something halfway negative about his time, Trump loves insulting military and gold star families.
Gary Cohn is in the Hamptons not giving a s***LOL didn't he just call Tillerson lazy and dumb? All, literally all of the people with a modicum of intelligence and class have been voted off the island. Remember when the red hats were trying to make the case that it'd be "OK" because he'd surround himself with "the best" because he was a "super businessman?"
Gary Cohn is still shaking his head at Tariff Man's unbelievable stupidity.
Glad you are keeping an eye on it for us. In reality, I don't give a rat's ass who it is or if he has a chief of staff.President Donald Trump's quest to replace John Kelly as White House chief of staff has attracted unsolicited celebrity applications — but is believed to have homed in on former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey.
Christie met with Trump on Thursday to discuss the job, the Associated Press reported.