US President Donald Trump has nominated William Barr to be the new attorney general, a post he held in the 1990s.
By replacing Jeff Sessions, who was fired by Mr. Trump last month, the 68-year-old will take charge of the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election.
US media report he has been critical of some aspects of that inquiry.
A well-known conservative lawyer, Mr. Barr held the role under President George H W Bush from 1991 to 1993.
According to BBC News, the president called him a “highly respected lawyer” by both Republicans and Democrats and “a terrific man” while speaking to reporters on the White House South Lawn.
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