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In this image from video released by the House Select Committee, former Attorney General William Barr speaks during a video deposition to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that was an exhibit at the hearing Thursday, June 9, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (House Select Committee via AP)

Trump hits Bill Barr for getting ‘played’ by Dems after his deposition shown at TV hearing

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Attorney General William P. Barr speaks during a news conference in Washington on Dec. 21, 2020. Barr has a memoir out in March, titled “One Damn Thing After Another” and is billed by his publisher as a “vivid and forthright book” of his time serving two “drastically different” presidents, Donald Trump and George H.W. Bush. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Former AG William Barr taking heat from both parties for his new book about Trump

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Barr the backstabber

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, then-Attorney General William P. Barr listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican state attorneys general about social media companies, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump: ‘RINO’ Barr helped cover up ‘crime of the century’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend in St. Louis. Barr has announced he is resigning. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Schumer: Barr likely ‘to be fired’ after disputing Trump’s voter fraud claims

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

U.S. Attorney General William Barr, center, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, right and a Georgia Center for Child Advocacy staff member listen during a tour on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Barr announces $100M more to combat human trafficking

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Attorney General William Barr adjusts his glasses during a press conference about Operation Legend at the Dirksen Federal Building, Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, 2020, in Chicago. Barr said the operation was "critical in cutting Chicago's murder rate roughly in half since before the operation." (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

William Barr puts Justice Department prosecutors on notice

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden ]is seen on a video screen as he participates in a CNN town hall moderated by Anderson Cooper in Moosic, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biden at CNN Town Hall: William Barr sick for slavery comparison

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Unraveling the conundrum of mail-in voting illustration by The Washington Times

Unraveling the problems with mail-in voting

By Garry Smith

In this file photo, Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable with President Donald Trump about America's seniors, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, June 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

ACLU demands special counsel investigate Barr’s removal of protesters from Lafayette Square

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Deep Roots Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Bill Barr is a threat to the deep state, not the rule of law

By Ian Prior

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel during the U.S. presidential election event, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) **FILE**

William Barr says China spying ‘a fundamental challenge’ to U.S.

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2020. file photo, Attorney General William Barr speaks at the National Sheriffs' Association Winter Legislative and Technology Conference in Washington. Attorney General William Barr took a public swipe Thursday at President Donald Trump, saying that the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.” Barr made the comment during an interview with ABC News just days after the Justice Department overruled its own prosecutors. they had initially recommended in a court filing that President Donald Trump’s longtime ally and confidant Roger Stone be sentenced to 7 to 9 years in prison. But the next day, the Justice Department took the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek for Stone. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Barr swipes at Trump: Tweets make it ‘impossible’ to do job

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

House intelligence committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., responds to questions on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Adam Schiff calls for William Barr’s resignation: ‘Should have never been given the job’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., representing House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler of N.Y., joined at left by Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, go before the House Rules Committee as Democrats fast-track a nonbinding resolution that says special counsel Robert Mueller's report, when completed, should be made available to the public and to Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, March 11, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Rep. Steve Cohen: AG Barr’s summary of Mueller report was a ‘charade’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

William Barr, in his memo about special counsel Robert Mueller, argued that Mr. Mueller should not be able to force President Trump to "submit to interrogation"for that part of his investigation. (Associated Press)

Democrats call for AG nominee William Barr to withdraw after memo criticizing Mueller surfaces

By Gabriella Muñoz and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by Time Warner shows William Barr. Barr, criticized an aspect of the special counsel’s Russia investigation in an unsolicited memo he sent to the Justice Department. The memo was summarized to The Associated Press by a person familiar with it. It could factor into Barr’s confirmation hearings and prompt questions about whether he can be unbiased in overseeing the investigation. The document, sent in June, expresses concern with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether Trump obstructed justice. (Time Warner via AP)

William Barr says obstruction of justice probe is ‘fatally misconceived’: Report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing for Kansas City to address the 2018 Project Safe Neighborhoods National Conference, on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump taps William Barr for attorney general, Heather Nauert for U.N.

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times