Attorney General Barr held his last press conference of his tenure in the Trump administration Monday.
In Barr’s final planned briefing, he was asked about appointing a special counsel to oversee the investigation into Hunter Biden. He said, “I think to the extent there’s an investigation, I think that it’s being handled responsibly and professionally currently within the department and, to this point, I have not seen a reason to appoint a special counsel and I have no plan to do so before I leave.”
Barr was also asked about appointing a special counsel to investigate the election. He said, “If I thought a special counsel at this stage was the right tool and it was appropriate I would do, I would name one, but I haven’t and I’m not going to.”
A.G. Barr resigned last week, effective Wednesday, after contradicting President Trump’s claims of massive ballot fraud in the presidential election.
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