Attorney General Bill Barr ‘could QUIT before Trump’s term ends’ after speculation he may be fired

ATTORNEY General Bill Barr reportedly may QUIT before Donald Trump’s term ends after speculation he may be fired. The AG’s rumored departure from the Trump administration comes amid tension between Barr and the president, after he said there was no evidence of fraud that would have altered the outcome of the election. Sources first told […]

ATTORNEY General Bill Barr reportedly may QUIT before Donald Trump’s term ends after speculation he may be fired.

The AG’s rumored departure from the Trump administration comes amid tension between Barr and the president, after he said there was no evidence of fraud that would have altered the outcome of the election.

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Attorney General William Barr is reportedly considering quitting his position[/caption]

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The AG’s reported consideration in leaving his position comes amid tension with President Trump over the outcome of the election[/caption]

Sources first told The New York Times that Barr was considering stepping down from his position at the Department of Justice.

One source told CNN that Barr “is not someone who takes bullying and turns the other cheek!”

The source told CNN that Barr has not been happy with Trump.

The reported displeasure comes after Kristen Welker, an NBC News White House Correspondent had asked the president if he still has confidence in the attorney general following Barr’s statement that there was no evidence of voter fraud that would change the election results.

Barr told the Associated Press last week: “to date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.”

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Sources said Barr ‘is not someone who takes bullying’ after Trump would not say he has confidence in the AG[/caption]

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Sources said Barr may announce his departure from the Department of Justice before the end of the year[/caption]

When asked if he still has faith in Barr, Trump told NBC: “Ask me that in a number of weeks from now. They should be looking at all of this fraud.”

A source added to CNN that Barr “has not made a final decision” on whether or not he will leave following the tension.

Sources close to the attorney general also told The Washington Post of Barr’s possible voluntary departure.

One source told The Times that if Barr leaves his position, it could be before the end of the year.

After Barr concluded there was no evidence of voter fraud, it was also rumored that Trump was considering firing the attorney general.

Insiders told NBC that Trump was going to make a call firing Barr – but it is not expected anytime soon.

As speculation swirled that Barr would be ousted by Trump, one of his legal advisers, lawyer Jenna Ellis, called for him to be “investigated.”

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Barr recently said there was no evidence of voter fraud that would alter the outcome of the presidential election[/caption]

Ellis shared a tweet from the House Judiciary GOP that read: “Today would be a good day for @RepJerryNadler to launch an investigation into election integrity.”

“Or Bill Barr,” she wrote as she shared the tweet from the GOP.

Trump and his team have made repeated baseless claims of voter fraud, and launched legal battles in key states where the president lost.

Despite Trump and his team’s repeated claims, elections officials have maintained there is zero evidence of fraud that would alter the outcome of the election.

Last week, California certified the results of the election – meaning Joe Biden has now secured more than the majority 270 electoral college votes needed to win the presidency.