Attorney General Bill Barr says he has “no plan” to appoint a special counsel to look into allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election or one to take over investigating Hunter Biden’s “tax affairs” before he resigns from his post on December 23.
Republicans have voiced their demands for a special counsel to be appointed to continue the federal investigation into the President-elect’s son to ensure that it will continue through the incoming Biden administration.
There have been rumors that President Trump discussed selecting a special counsel for that investigation.
But Barr, who announced he would be resigning before the end of the Trump administration, has no plans on appointing a special counsel for that investigation before he leaves the Justice Department.
“I think to the extent that there’s an investigation, I think that it’s being handled responsibly and professionally,” Barr said about the investigation. “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.”
Before Barr announced his upcoming resignation, President Trump criticized the attorney general, saying it was a “big disappointment” that he had previous knowledge about the federal investigation into his opponent’s son and did not disclose it before Election Day.
Trump expressed his disappointment in a tweet last week, “Why didn’t Bill Barr reveal the truth to the public, before the Election, about Hunter Biden. Joe was lying on the debate stage that nothing was wrong, or going on – Press confirmed. Big disadvantage for Republicans at the polls!”
