Trump nominates Barr to succeed Sessions as attorney general

By Bloomberg

09 December 2018 | 5:58 am

President Donald Trump announced the nomination of William Barr as the next U.S. Attorney General and Heather Nauert to replace Nikki Haley as United Nations ambassador.

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