Bush’s attorney general, to serve in the same role. I suspect he’ll probably get it.”If confirmed by the Senate, Barr would succeed Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was forced out by Trump in November following an acrimonious tenure. Sessions’ chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, is currently serving as acting attorney general. But an attorney general opposed to the investigation could theoretically move to cut funding or block certain investigative steps. Barr was attorney general between 1991 and 1993, serving in the Justice Department at the same Mueller oversaw the department’s criminal division.

Source: National Post December 07, 2018 14:57 UTC