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Despite tensions, Barr remained one of Trump's most reliable defenders.
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Attorney General William Barr's resignation from the Justice Department became official Wednesday, bringing a close to one of the most controversial tenures for an attorney general in modern history and after months of growing tension in his now-soured relationship with President Donald Trump. Trump had grown incensed over Barr's refusal to announce investigations into Trump's political opponents as well as baseless claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.