“An attorney general's duty is to render her opinion and honest advice; she cannot set herself up as a judge overruling the president's decision. The president need not 'convince' his subordinate that his decision reflects the best view of the law.”

American attorney

William Pelham Barr is an American attorney, best known for serving as United States Attorney General under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump. He held the post from 1991 to 1993, and again from 2019 to 2020. Barr is known for his long career in law and public service at the highest level of the U.S. government. His public role is tied to those two terms as attorney general, one in the early 1990s and the other during the first Trump administration.