Currents News Staff
An administration shuffle underway in Washington.
“I’ve seen very good things about him,” said President Donald Trump:
President Trump announcing his selection of Bill Barr to succeed Jeff Sessions as the nation’s top lawyer.
“He was my first choice from day one. Respected by republicans and respected by democrats.”
If confirmed, the Former Attorney General under George H.W. Bush will return to his post at the Department Of Justice and will be responsible for overseeing the Mueller investigation.
That investigation adding to the tensions in the White House as key new details of the probe are expected to be revealed in a pair of court filings due today in the cases against former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort and former Trump attorney Michael Cohen.
The President lambasting the investigation in a new series of tweets, repeatedly referring to the probe as a “witch hunt”
But he remained mum on the subject when speaking with reporters friday morning. Instead shifting gears to declare his pick of Heather Nauert to replace Nikki Haley as U.N. Ambassador.
She’s very talented, very smart, very quick, and I think she’s going to be respected by all.”