Trump says he'll nominate William Barr as U.S. attorney general
President Donald Trump announces that he is nominating William Barr, attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, as his Attorney General, on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Washington.
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Joshua Gallu, Bloomberg News
President Donald Trump said he will nominate William Barr as attorney general to take over after Jeff Sessions was ousted last month.
“Hopefully that process will go very quickly,” Trump said Friday at the White House, referring to Barr’s eventual confirmation by the U.S. Senate.