Former Attorney General William Barr is opening up about the moment that led to his resignation.
During an excerpt of an interview with NBC News set to air on Thursday night, Barr discussed a meeting he had with then-President Donald Trump as he said, “I told [Trump] that all this stuff was bulls*** about election fraud.”
“And, you know, it was wrong to be shoveling it out the way his team was. And he started asking me about different theories. And I had the answers. I was able to tell him, ‘This is wrong because of this,'” he continued.
He went on to say Trump was “obviously getting very angry about” his efforts to debunk claims of fraud.
“I said, ‘Okay, look, I understand you’re upset with me, and I’m perfectly happy to tender my resignation.’ And then boom! He slapped the desk. And he said, ‘Accepted! Accepted!’ And them boom! He slapped it again, ‘Accepted. Go home! Don’t go back to your office. Go home! You’re done!'” Barr added.
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Trump has repeatedly claimed that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged.” However, several recounts and legal challenges did not change the results of the election or find evidence to support his claim.
In his new memoir “One Damn Thing After Another,” Barr details a Dec. 1, 2020 meeting with Trump where he pushed back on his election fraud claims.
“This is killing me – killing me. This is pulling the rug right out from under me,” Trump reportedly told Barr.
He added, “You must hate Trump. You would only do this if you hate Trump.”
Barr announced his resignation in Dec. 2020. He praised Trump’s accomplishments “in the face of relentless, implacable resistance.”
At the time, Trump claimed Barr had “done an outstanding job” and that “our relationship has been a very good one.”
But last year, he labeled his former attorney general a “disappointment in every sense of the word.”