Trump Picks William Barr, Attorney General Under H.W. Bush, To Return To DOJ Helm
The Justice Department veteran served as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush and now serves as a corporate lawyer. He's said to hold an expansive view on executive power.
Updated at 1:07 p.m. ET
President Trump said Friday that he intends to nominate William Barr, a prominent Republican lawyer and former attorney general, to return and lead the Justice Department.
Barr, who served as George H.W. Bush's attorney general from 1991 to 1993, holds sweeping views of executive power and hard-line positions on criminal justice issues. He would take over a department that has come under frequent attack by the president.
Trump has repeatedly lashed out at the DOJ and the FBI, accusing them of harboring anti-Trump
