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Republicans and Democrats have responded to Attorney General William Barr's resignation with a mixture of praise, condemnation of his tenure and criticism of President Donald Trump.
The president announced on Twitter on Monday that Barr would be stepping down as head of the Department of Justice before the Christmas holidays. Trump had recently levied criticism of Barr on social media.
Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine called Barr's resignation 'a five alarm fire.' The Democrat said Barr is 'getting out of the [getaway] vehicle because perhaps he does not want to be part of the next series of wrongful events. I am deeply concerned.'
The White House says President Trump isn't 'bothered' or deterred after Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that the president's tweets 'make it impossible for me to do my job,' in. Barr's most recent congressional appearance before the House Judiciary Committee was postponed due to the coronavirus, so Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush, of Illinois, went to Twitter t ask Barr. A stylized letter F. An image of a chain link. Attorney General Bill Barr on Tuesday said the Justice Department and the FBI had not uncovered. Attorney general makes Twitter debut with #AskAG Barr. Attorney General Bill Barr received thousands of questions before his first ever Twitter Q & A Friday afternoon.
Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) offered some harsh criticism of Barr and expressed satisfaction that he was leaving office.
'Attorney General Bill Barr: Lied to cover for Trump. Launched political investigations. Subverted justice and the rule of law. And violently cracked down on protestors. So good riddance. Now, the work of restoring a credible and independent justice system must begin,' Schiff tweeted.
'Barr diminished the integrity of his office, eroded the independence of the Justice Department, and substantially undermined his own reputation,' House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said. The Democrat represents Maryland's 5th congressional district.
'There should be no sympathy or regret for an Attorney General who trashed the rule of law, caused untold suffering, & enabled a morally depraved president. Don't let the door hit you on the way out,' tweeted Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).
Republicans were more complimentary of Barr's time at the DOJ despite Trump's recent public complaints about him. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) joined many others in calling Barr a patriot.
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'Bill Barr is a friend & patriot. Despite the vilification in the media & attacks against his character, he has served his country with honor and distinction. His retirement – though a loss for the country – is well deserved. I wish him and his family well in this next chapter,' Cruz said.
'Bill Barr is a man of great integrity,' tweeted former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. 'Strangely, it is a good sign to be criticized by progressives if you are protecting executive powers and by the President if you aren't intervening in the election process. I appreciate his misunderstood leadership.'
'It was clear that being part of the administration was a challenging responsibility for him, to say the least,' Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) told CNBC on Monday. 'I'm not surprised that he could no longer associate himself with the process that's going on now.'
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President-elect Joe Biden's incoming chief-of-staff Ron Klain told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Monday: 'I think weird things happening in the Trump Justice Department isn't news unfortunately.'
'All I can tell people is that that will change on January 20. We're going to restore the independence and the integrity of the Justice Department,' he said.
Trump had taken aim at Barr on Twitter in recent days following a string of failed election lawsuits and the news that Biden's son, Hunter Biden, was being investigated for tax fraud.
The Department of Justice had concluded that there was no fraud in the 2020 presidential election despite the Trump campaign's claims. The White House said a recent meeting between Trump and Barr was cordial.
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© Win McNamee/Getty Twitter users have criticized and made jokes about the Monday resignation of U.S. Attorney General William Barr from the Trump Administration. In this May 1, 2019 photo, Barr gestures as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee May 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. Barr testified on the Justice Department's investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election.Following the Monday resignation of now-former U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Twitter users criticized or joked about Barr leaving the White House. One commenter even suggested that the tone of Barr's resignation letter suggested that he was seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump.
Barr's resignation letter praised Trump for his 'many successes and unprecedented achievements' accomplished 'in the face of relentless, implacable resistance', including Trump's immigration policies, his appointment of numerous conservative judges and support of a rapid developed COVID-19 vaccine under Operation Warp Speed.
In response, political writer Aaron Rupar commented, 'This Bill Barr letter is fawning by Pyongyang standards.' Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un is known for imprisoning and executing those who are seen as disloyal to him, according to the international organization Human Rights Watch.
This Bill Barr letter is fawning by Pyongyang standards https://t.co/mM8dW7Z6zC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 14, 2020
Longtime gay political blogger John Aravosis, wrote via Twitter, 'Wow, Bill Barr's resignation letter sounds like someone needs a pardon. He actually praised Trump for developing the coronavirus vaccine! He's the Attorney General, that's not his area. But it is a clear effort to pander to Trump.'
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Wow, Bill Barr’s resignation letter sounds like someone needs a pardon. He actually praised Trump for developing the coronavirus vaccine! He’s the Attorney General, that’s not his area. But it is a clear effort to pander to Trump.
— John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️🌈 (@aravosis) December 14, 2020William Barr Twitter Handle
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