AG Barr Appoints Top Adviser as US Attorney in DC

Attorney General William Barr at the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 15, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Attorney General William Barr on Jan. 30 named Timothy Shea as the next top prosecutor in Washington.

Shea, one of Barr’s closest advisers, will replace Jessie Liu as she leaves office Friday, and will officially begin his role on Feb. 3.