Attorney General William Barr is resigning amid lingering tension with the president. Barr submitted his letter of resignation at the White House on Monday.
The tension comes from President Trump's baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into President-elect Joe Biden's son. Trump has publicly expressed his anger about Barr’s statement earlier this month that the Justice Department had found no widespread election fraud that would change the outcome of the election.
Trump says Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen will become Acting Attorney General.
On Monday, Trump posted the letter of resignation on Twitter.
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