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Barr Resignation Caps Controversial Term

Masood Farivar

   U.S. Attorney General William Barr abruptly resigned this week, capping
   a controversial tenure during which he was applauded by Republicans for
   restoring the rule of law and excoriated by critics for acting more
   like President Donald Trump's personal attorney than the nation's top
   law enforcement officer.

   Trump announced Barr's resignation Monday on Twitter, writing that the
   70-year-old attorney general will be stepping down on December 23, a
   little less than two years after the president tapped him to replace
   his first, ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

   Controversy over Barr's 22 months at the helm of the Justice
   Department, the second time he has held the position, continued to dog
   him this week as his Republican supporters and Democratic critics on
   Capitol Hill reacted to the news of his resignation.

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