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Feb 14, 2019 · The Senate on Thursday confirmed William P. Barr as attorney general by a vote of 54-45. ...

Who trumps AG?

Jeff SessionsOfficial portrait, 201784th United States Attorney GeneralIn office February 9, 2017 – November 7, 2018PresidentDonald Trump33 more rows

Is Bill Barr married?

Christine BarrWilliam Barr / Spouse (m. 1973)

Is William Barr currently employed?

Mr. Barr served as Of Counsel at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in 2009 and rejoined the firm in 2017. President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Mr. Barr on December 7, 2018, and he was confirmed as the 85th Attorney General of the United States by the U.S. Senate on February 14, 2019.Apr 23, 2021

Who is William Barr's daughter?

Mary DalyWilliam Barr / Daughter

Who is the wife of William Barr?

Christine BarrWilliam Barr / Wife (m. 1973)

What law firm did William Barr work for?

In the 1980s, Barr worked for the law firm Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, with one year's work in the White House of the Ronald Reagan administration dealing with legal policies.

What drinks do BARR make?

Our BrandsBarr Flavours. Great tasting, fun flavours.Bundaberg. The Australian icon.D'N'B. Dandelion and Burdock.IRN-BRU. Original and best.KA. A taste of the Caribbean.Mixers. The perfect addition.OMJ! Delicious, high fruit juice drinks.Pre-mixed Cocktails. Ready to drink.More items...

Who was the last US attorney general?

List of U.S. attorneys generalAttorney GeneralYears of serviceMerrick Garland2021-PresentLoretta Lynch2015-2017Eric Holder2009-2015Michael B. Mukasey2007-200982 more rows

Majority rule

The 54 senators voting “yes”, thereby confirming Barr as attorney general, represent 48 percent of voting age Americans, or 107 million people.

Key votes

Democrats Joe Manchin, Doug Jones and Kyrsten Sinema voted to confirm Barr and one Republican, Rand Paul, voted against Barr.

Did Sessions protect him from Russia?

Trump had complained that Sessions, throughout his tenure as attorney general, was weak, and did not protect him from the Russia investigation. Sessions recused himself early on in the investigation, prior to Mueller’s appointment, due to his involvement with the Trump campaign in 2016.

Is Mueller's report confidential?

Barr has said that he will be as transparent as possible under Justice Department regulations, not ing that regulations call for the report to be confidential, requiring only that the report explains the decisions to pursue or to decline prosecutions, which could be as simple as a short list, or a report of hundreds of pages.

How many votes were on the USB drive?

Although Stenstrom said the USB drives could have contained as many as 120,000 votes, local officials insisted that the drives were used for programming voting machines and did not contain votes. Secured, paper confirmations of each vote cast guarded against large-scale fraud, according to the officials.

Did Barr give orders to investigate voting fraud?

A A. Former Attorney General Bill Barr denied he gave orders not to investigate voting fraud allegations in the 2020 presidential election, Politico reported Tuesday.

Did Barr tell Politico he was not investigating anything?

Barr told Politico that was not true. " [The letter is] written to make it seem like I gave him a directive," Barr told Politico. "I never told him not to investigate anything.". The former attorney general told Politico he spoke to McSwain on Monday after hearing about the letter.