The biggest post-Trump job is to restore US institutions

At the Department of Justice, attorney-general William Barr went out of his way to protect the president and his inner circle from investigations, while assisting those into political opponents. Senior officials who raised questions resigned, such as the head of the election crimes branch, or were fired, such as the attorney for New York’s southern district.

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