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'''William P. Barr''' is the former [[Attorney General]] under President [[George H.W. Bush]].
'''William P. Barr''' is the [[Attorney General]] under President [[Donald Trump]]. He previously served in the same position under [[George H.W. Bush]].
==Establishment/liberal ties==
==Establishment/liberal ties==
==George H.W. Bush administration==
==George H.W. Bush administration==
Prior to his appointment as Attorney General, Barr served as Chief Counsel for the [[CIA]] airline Southern Air Transport during [[Iran Contra]].<ref>Terry Reed & John Cummings, [https://books.google.com/books?id=zRlXGVfUJPsC&pg=PA542&lpg=PA542&dq=barr+Southern+Air+Transport+iran+Contra&source=bl&ots=L14nVB5CC5&sig=bkZMdqW45Zc75WhInkMiZCpC96s&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu_oPss4_fAhUo1oMKHZXxDjE4ChDoATAAegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=barr%20Southern%20Air%20Transport%20iran%20Contra&f=false ''Compromised: Clinton, Bush and the CIA''], Shapolsky Publishers, 1994</ref> [[Robert Mueller]] served as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division during Barr's tenure.
Prior to his appointment as Attorney General, Barr served as Chief Counsel for the [[CIA]] airline Southern Air Transport during [[Iran Contra]].<ref>Terry Reed & John Cummings, [https://books.google.com/books?id=zRlXGVfUJPsC&pg=PA542&lpg=PA542&dq=barr+Southern+Air+Transport+iran+Contra&source=bl&ots=L14nVB5CC5&sig=bkZMdqW45Zc75WhInkMiZCpC96s&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu_oPss4_fAhUo1oMKHZXxDjE4ChDoATAAegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=barr%20Southern%20Air%20Transport%20iran%20Contra&f=false ''Compromised: Clinton, Bush and the CIA''], Shapolsky Publishers, 1994</ref> [[Robert Mueller]] served as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division during Barr's tenure.
==Trump Administration==
The U.S. Senate confirmed Barr as Attorney General on February 14, 2019.<ref>Pappas, Alex; Singman, Brooke (February 14, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/william-barr-confirmed-by-senate-for-attorney-general William Barr confirmed by Senate for attorney general]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 14, 2019.</ref><ref>Moran, Sean (February 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/14/senate-confirms-william-barr-become-attorney-general/ Senate Confirms William Barr to Become Attorney General]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 14, 2019.</ref>
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