# william barr

Last year

2022

Man accused of being Lockerbie bombmaker in US custody

The alleged ‘third conspirator’ in the downing of Pan Am flight 103 is now in the custody of the US.

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Dec 11th 2022, 2:15 PM

All time

US charges Libyan over 1988 Lockerbie bombing

The charges were announced on the 32nd anniversary of the bombing.

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Dec 21st 2020, 4:34 PM

US Attorney General William Barr agrees to testify before Congress

Congress is examining whether he has inappropriately politicised the Justice Department.

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Jun 24th 2020, 8:42 PM

Prosecutor overseeing investigations into Trump allies removed from job

Geoffrey Berman is the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan.

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Jun 21st 2020, 7:30 AM

Epstein death resulted from ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’, US attorney general says

His comments come days after two prison officers responsible for guarding Epstein were charged with falsifying records.

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Nov 22nd 2019, 11:01 AM

US Attorney General Barr held in contempt by committee over Mueller report

The move escalates tensions between Democrats and President Donald Trump.

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May 8th 2019, 9:49 PM

Democrats move to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt over Mueller report

William Barr had until 9am today to provide an un-redacted version of the report.

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May 6th 2019, 3:45 PM

US Attorney General confirms he will release a redacted version of the Mueller report to Congress

The US special counsel finished his investigation last week.

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Mar 29th 2019, 9:55 PM

Trump nominates lawyer who served under George HW Bush as attorney general

Trump made the announcement while departing the White House for a trip to Missouri.

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Dec 7th 2018, 4:25 PM