William Barr is Jeff Sessions' top candidate for the position of Attorney General, reports the Washington Post, citing sources.
"Barr, 68, is a highly respected Republican lawyer who has served as Attorney General since 1991. until 1993 under the presidency of George HW Bush, has emerged as the favorite candidate of a certain Many Trump administration officials, including senior lawyers in the White House Council Office, have indicated these people. Two people aware of the discussions said that the president had told councilors in recent days that he was considering appointing Barr, "noted the Post.
He is considered" someone who knows well " the department and is a good manager. "
" M. Barr, appointed by Trump and confirmed by the Senate, would replace the acting Attorney General, Matthew Whitaker, who has held the position since the Sessions dismissal on Nov. 7, "reports Bloomberg.
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions (right) joins President Donald Trump (left) for a session of opioids and addiction listening at the White House in Washington, United States, March 29, 2017. REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst
President Donald Trump meets with Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony on the Lawn West of the United States Capitol in Washington, United States, May 15, 2017. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque
United States Senator Jeff Sessions addresses US presidential candidate Donald Trump at a gathering Madison City Schools Stadium, Madison, Alabama, February 28, 2016. REUTERS / Marvin Gentry
United States. President Donald Trump watches Vice President Mike Pence (right) swear Jeff Sessions (left) as US Attorney General while his wife Mary Sessions holds the Bible at the White House Oval Office in Washington on February 9 2017. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque
UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 28: Senator Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Left, endorses Donald Trump for being the Republican presidential candidate at a campaign rally at Madison City Schools Stadium, Madison, Alaska, February 28, 2016. (Photo By Tom Williams / CQ roll call)
US President Donald Trump congratulates Jeff Sessions after swearing in the US Attorney General monitoring his wife Mary Sessions at a ceremony that took place in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2017. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque
Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, sits alongside US Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (left) and retired US Army General Keith Kellogg (right) at the same time. a meeting on national security with advisors at the Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York (United States), October 7, 2016. REUTERS / Mike Segar
US President Donald Trump speaks at a swearing-in ceremony of new Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2017. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque
Under the Portrait of Former President Andrew Jackson , USA President Donald Trump (left) congratulates Jeff Sessions after his swearing in as Attorney General of the United States at a ceremony in the White House's oval office in Washington, United States, February 9, 2017. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque [19659018] President Donald Trump Reached On May 15, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions will attend the Peace Officers Memorial Service on the West Lawn of the US Capitol in Washington, United States. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque
The President of the United States, Donald Trump (C), talks with the Governor of Alabama, Robert Bentley (Part 2) and the US Attorney General's candidate Jeff Sessions (left) upon his arrival in Mobile, Alabama, for a "Thank You Tour 2016" event & # 39; December 17, 2016. / AFP / JIM WATSON (Photo Credit Should Read JIM WATSON / AFP / Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL – DECEMBER 17: President-elect, Donald Trump, greets Senator Jeff Sessions, the choice of M Trump for the Attorney General, at a Thanksgiving Event at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on December 17, 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. President-elect Trump has traveled to several states that he has won to thank people for their support during the US election. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser / Getty Images)
United States. President Donald Trump watches Vice President Mike Pence (right) swear in Jeff Sessions (right) as US Attorney General while his wife Mary Sessions holds the Bible at the White House Oval Office in Washington, DC United States, February 9, 2017. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque
MOBILE, AUGUST 21: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump presents Alabama Senator, Jeff Sessions (R) Mobile, at his Rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on August 21, 2015 in Mobile, Alabama. The Donald Trump campaign has shifted tonight's rally into a bigger stadium to meet the demand. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser / Getty Images)
United States. President Donald Trump congratulates Jeff Sessions after his swearing in front of the US Attorney General under the supervision of his wife Mary Sessions during a ceremony that took place in the Oval Office of the House. White in Washington, United States, February 9, 2017. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque
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The news comes as Trump continues to take it to the l '. Special advocate Robert Mueller, who investigates the interference of Russia in the election of 2016.
"Without the false witch hunt of Russia, and with all that we have achieved In the course of the last two years (tax and regulatory reductions, judges, military, veterinarians, etc.), my approval rate would be 75% instead of the 50% that Rasmussen has just indicated. Trump tweeted Thursday.
And in a tweet last month, he stated : "Have you ever seen an investigation in search of a crime? At the same time, Mueller and angry democrats do not even care about the atrocious and perhaps subversive crimes committed by Crooked Hillary Clinton and the Democrats. A total shame! "
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