{"id":13533,"date":"2018-12-07T20:26:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T20:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=13533"},"modified":"2018-12-07T20:26:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T20:26:19","slug":"trump-picks-barr-as-us-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=13533","title":{"rendered":"Trump picks Barr as US attorney general"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump-picks-Barr-as-US-attorney-general.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump-picks-Barr-as-US-attorney-general.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump-picks-Barr-as-US-attorney-general-410x230.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">President Donald Trump has nominated William Barr to be the new attorney general, a post he held in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>By replacing Jeff Sessions, who was fired by Mr Trump last month, the 68-year-old will take charge of the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election.<\/p>\n<p>US media report he has been critical of some aspects of that inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>A well-known conservative lawyer, Mr Barr held the role under President George H W Bush from 1991 to 1993.<\/p>\n<p>The president called him a \u201chighly respected lawyer\u201d by both Republicans and Democrats and \u201ca terrific man\u201d while speaking to reporters on the White House South Lawn.<\/p>\n<p>In the same statement, Mr Trump confirmed reports he is pushing for Heather Nauert to be the new US ambassador to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Mr Barr is counsel at the Kirkland &amp; Ellis law firm in Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p>If Mr Barr is confirmed by the senate after his official nomination, he will replace the current acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Whitaker had been a controversial pick from the start due to his views on Special Counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-46487122\">BBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has nominated William Barr to be the new attorney general, a post he held in the 1990s. 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