Trump Tried to Hire William Barr as Top Lawyer on Russia Probe Months Before Tapping Him For AG: Report

Trump Tried to Hire William Barr as Top Lawyer on Russia Probe Months Before Tapping Him For AG: Report

White House officials reached out to William P. Barr for position as Trump's top defense lawyer on the Russia probe a year before offering him Attorney General, Yahoo News reports. Barr, the attorney general under President George H.