The Senate voted Thursday to confirm William Barr, President Trump’s pick to serve as his next attorney general.
Barr had a simple majority of votes thanks to Republicans and a small group of Democrats who supported him, though the vote was still ongoing shortly after 1 p.m.
Democrats who oppose Barr’s confirmation have criticized his ability to fairly oversee special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russians. Many said they were alarmed by a 20-page memo Barr authored in June questioning the legitimacy of the Mueller probe and making the case that Mueller should not demand Trump “submit to interrogation about alleged obstruction.”
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JUST IN: Senate confirms William Barr to be @realDonaldTrump's next attorney general https://t.co/4VDtyYkBP5
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 14, 2019
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