Senate Republicans are mounting an urgent campaign to save Attorney General William Barr’s job — fearful that his dismissal or resignation would deprive President Donald Trump of an effective enforcer of his agenda and hand the Senate a vacancy that’s nearly impossible to fill…
Since his remarks about Trump’s tweets, Senate Republicans have lavished Barr with support. Barr spoke to Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the conversation. The attorney general has suggested he is frustrated with some of the president’s comments, but has no immediate plans to leave his post.
If Barr did depart, it’s possible Trump would just have an acting attorney general through the remainder of his term if the GOP-led Senate decided against a new confirmation battle.
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