Feb 18, 2020 · William Barr is an American lawyer and government official who has served as Attorney General in the Donald Trump administration since February 14, 2019. The 69-year-old worked for the CIA from 1973-1977 before serving as a law clerk to judge Malcolm Richard Wilkey. He joined the Reagan White House in 1982, where he tried to curb regulation.
Feb 14, 2019 · Barr becomes the second full-fledged attorney general of the Trump administration: the president, upset over his recusal in the Russia investigation, fired former Attorney General Jeff Sessions ...
Feb 14, 2019 · In this Jan. 29, 2019 photo, Attorney General nominee William Barr, right, meets with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Miss., a member of the Senate …
Feb 15, 2019 · William Barr was sworn in as attorney general Thursday in the Oval Office, with Chief Justice John Roberts administering the oath at a ceremony closed to news cameras. His swearing-in came just ...
Matthew Whitaker | |
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Preceded by | Jeff Sessions |
Succeeded by | William Barr |
Chief of Staff to the United States Attorney General | |
In office September 22, 2017 – November 7, 2018 |
William Barr is an American lawyer and government official who has served as Attorney General in the Donald Trump administration since February 14, 2019.
President Bush was first sworn in as attorney general during Bush's administration on November 26, 1991.
Attorney General William Barr swore his oath of office on Thursday following his confirmation by the Senate earlier in the afternoon. Senators voted 54-45 to confirm Barr to resume the post he first occupied in the administration of President George H.W. Bush. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts then administered Barr's oath in a ceremony ...
Barr's daughter Mary Daly, who serves today as the opioid coordinator within the Justice Department, is leaving that post for a job with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network inside the Treasury Department, according to two officials familiar with the matter.
Attorney General William Barr announced his resignation on Monday, effective next week, shortly after the Electoral College formally confirmed that Joe Biden would be the next president.
And what’s worse, both of the most recent executions are legally shaky. As observed in the dissenting opinions of the indefatigable Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Brandon Bernard was executed despite the fact that the prosecution made patently false claims about his involvement in a gang, and those claims were critical to his capital sentence for a murder that he did not personally commit. In the other case, Alfred Bourgeois was executed although he had a strong claim for being mentally handicapped, which would make his execution illegal both under federal statute and controlling Supreme Court precedent. But Barr was determined to make sure all of these prisoners died on his watch.
William Barr, 69 and a veteran of 40 years in Washington, was confirmed one year ago as attorney general, a position with broad influence over the administration of justice and broad sway over public faith placed in it.
Barr grew up in New York City, graduated from George Washington University law school, served in the Reagan administration and was attorney general under George HW Bush, establishing a record as a hardliner on gang violence and immigration and advocating for pardons in the Iran-Contra affair.