The commission showed a video of former Attorney General William Barr testifying behind closed doors, in which Barr simply said that Trump’s allegations were “nonsense.” Barr, who resigned in December 2020, said part of the reason he left the Trump administration was because of false allegations of fraud by Trump. “I made it clear that I do not agree with the idea that elections were stolen and that these things, which I told the President, were bullshit,” Barr said in a statement. Barr announced publicly on December 1, 2020, that the Department of Justice had not disclosed evidence of widespread voter fraud. His comments angered Trump, and Barr resigned several weeks later. Barr was replaced by then-Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, who launched a campaign of pressure from Trump and his allies to support the Justice Department behind Trump’s false allegations of voter fraud. When he resisted, Trump thought of replacing him with a believer who would support the baseless allegations of fraud. At the time of his resignation, Barr did not give that reason. Instead it started with: “I appreciate the opportunity to inform you this afternoon about the ministry’s review of allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 elections and how these allegations will continue to be pursued. At a time when the country is so deeply divided, it is up to all levels of government, and all actors acting within their remit, to do what we can to ensure the integrity of the elections and to promote its credibility. public for their result “. See the moment:
