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Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. As he did almost 30 years ago, Barr is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to make the case he's qualified to serve as attorney general. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Senate Judiciary Committee advances Barr nomination in party-line vote

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Attorney General nominee William P. Barr promised to provide "as much transparency as I can," regarding the special counsel's long awaited report. (Associated Press)

William Barr right to not make promises on Robert Mueller’s upcoming full report, say legal experts

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. As he did almost 30 years ago, Barr is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to make the case he's qualified to serve as attorney general. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Donald Trump is about to get the attorney general he wished for. Now what?

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

"That's not good enough, especially with someone like Donald Trump who has treated the Justice Department as if it's his own fiefdom," said Sen. Charles E. Schumer, of New York.

Democrats want William Barr to promise full transparency on Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, speaks with ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dianne Feinstein: AG nominee William Barr gave ‘confusing’ answers on releasing Mueller report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

William Barr, AG nominee, says border needs walls ‘right now’

By Stephen Dinan and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

William Barr: I would not carry out instructions to fire Robert Mueller without good cause

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, left, walks with Attorney General nominee William Barr after their meeting on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

William Barr, AG nominee: Robert Mueller will be allowed to complete his work

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

William Barr, left, President Trump's nominee for attorney general, meets with Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Jeff Mordock/The Washington Times)

Lindsey Graham: A.G. nominee William Barr doesn’t think Mueller probe is a ‘witch hunt’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by Time Warner shows William Barr. President Donald Trump says he will nominate William Barr, former President George H.W. Bush’s attorney general, to serve in the same role. Trump made the announcement while departing the White House for a trip to Missouri Friday. (Time Warner via AP)

William Barr’s path to becoming attorney general again likely tougher this time

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, right, leans in to talk with President Donald Trump during Trump's meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Donald Trump says chief of staff Kelly will leave at end of year

By Dave Boyer - 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

In this Dec. 1, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to media at the G-20 summit, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

William Barr, former AG, seen as favorite to become next attorney general: Report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times