President Trump announced Monday that Attorney General William Barr had submitted his resignation and would be stepping down “just before Christmas.

Trump tweets resignation of Attorney General William Barr

David Knowles·EditorMon, December 14, 2020, 5:42 PM CST

President Trump announced Monday that Attorney General William Barr had submitted his resignation and would be stepping down “just before Christmas.”

“Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House. Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job! As per letter, Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family,” Trump said in a tweet. “Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen, an outstanding person, will become Acting Attorney General. Highly respected Richard Donoghue will be taking over the duties of Deputy Attorney General. Thank you to all!”