William Barr to Leave Trump Administration 12/23/2020. Merry Christmas, America

Attorney General William Barr will depart the Trump administration before Christmas, President Donald Trump said Monday.

Trump tweeted:

The widely anticipated departure of Barr, the head of the Department of Justice, came just moments after President-elect Joe Biden's victory over Trump was formalized by the Electoral College. The shake-up, in the twilight of Trump's tenure in the White House, also followed weeks of public clashes between Barr and the president. Admissions from Barr also sharply undermined the legal efforts from lawyers on the Trump campaign to reverse Biden's wins in key swing states.