I think that it is being handled responsibly and professionally currently within the department, and to this point, I have not seen a reason to appoint a special counsel and I have no plan to do so before I leave,” Barr said.
Outgoing Attorney General William Barr said he saw no reason or has “no plan” to appoint a special counsel to oversee either investigation related to President-elect Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, or to look into President Trump’s claims of election fraud that occurred during the 2020 presidential election.
Attorney General William Barr was perfectly aware of federal investigations involving President-Elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden’s business and financial dealings for months and worked overtime to shield them from the public during the 2020 presidential election, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday evening.
Attorney General William Barr in an interview with AP Tuesday said the DOJ has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Breaking his post-election silence, Attorney General Bill Barr on Monday has authorized officials at the Justice Department to “pursue substantial allegations of voting and vote tabulation irregularities” in the 2020 election before its certification process next month.
Attorney General William Barr said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) is a “real class act” after Nadler refused to grant him a five-minute break during the several hours of questions from the Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday.