Barr Fails to Salvage DOJ’s Reputation With Statements on Election Fraud

Barr Fails to Salvage DOJ’s Reputation With Statements on Election Fraud
Attorney General William Barr leaves the West Wing of the White House after a meeting on Dec. 1, 2020. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Lee Smith
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Attorney General William Barr signaled on Dec. 1 that he’s washed his hands of the president, telling the media that the Department of Justice has found no evidence of fraud that would change the election results in favor of Donald Trump.

Lee Smith
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Lee Smith is a veteran journalist whose work appears in Real Clear Investigations, the Federalist, and Tablet. He is the author of “The Permanent Coup” and “The Plot Against the President.”
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