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US Attorney General William Barr, one of Donald Trump s staunchest allies, is stepping down before Christmas, the president has announced.
Mr Barr s term was due to end on 20 January, when Mr Trump leaves office.
Tensions between the two flared after Mr Barr said there was no evidence of widespread fraud in November s vote.
He was criticised by Mr Trump for not publicly disclosing during the election campaign that the justice department was investigating Joe Biden s son.
Mr Trump tweeted Mr Barr s resignation letter saying: Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job!
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