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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › William-P-BarrWilliam Barr | Facts, Biography, & Terms as Attorney General

    May 19, 2024 · He was first appointed assistant attorney general, rose to deputy attorney general, and then became attorney general. In that position, which he held from 1991 to 1993, he concentrated on the administration’s law enforcement directives, including a crackdown on savings and loan fraud that reached its peak with the federal prosecution of ...

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_BarrWilliam Barr - Wikipedia

    An influential advocate for tougher criminal justice policies, Barr as attorney general in 1992 authored the report The Case for More Incarceration, where he argued for an increase in the United States incarceration rate. [4] . Under Barr's advice, President George H. W. Bush in 1992 pardoned six officials involved in the Iran–Contra affair .

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  4. www.justice.gov › ag › bioAttorney General: William Pelham Barr - Department of Justice

    Nov 28, 2022 · Mr. Barr served as Of Counsel at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in 2009 and rejoined the firm in 2017. President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Mr. Barr on December 7, 2018, and he was confirmed as the 85th Attorney General of the United States by the U.S. Senate on February 14, 2019.

  5. www.npr.org › 2020/12/14 › 811276917William Barr To Step Down As Attorney General Before ... - NPR

    Dec 14, 2020 · Attorney General William Barr, an outspoken proponent of conservative values and an expansive view of presidential power, will leave office before Christmas, President Trump announced in a...

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  7. www.theatlantic.com › politics › archiveHow Barr Finally Turned on Trump - The Atlantic

    Jun 27, 2021 · Politics. Inside William Barr’s Breakup With Trump. In the final months of the administration, the doggedly loyal attorney general finally had enough. By Jonathan D. Karl. Matt McClain-Pool /...

  8. www.nytimes.com › 2020/12/14 › usWilliam Barr Is Out as Attorney General - The New York Times

    Dec 14, 2020 · Published Dec. 14, 2020 Updated July 14, 2021. WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that Attorney General William P. Barr would depart next week, ending a tenure marked by Mr. Barr’s...

  9. www.npr.org › 2020/11/12 › 934266480A Look At Attorney General William Barr's Time In Office

    Nov 12, 2020 · Even before votes were cast, the attorney general was echoing the president's unproven claims about fraud. Here's what he told Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR...