Who in their right mind would replace Jeff Sessions? Enter William Barr | Richard Wolffe

Barr, who previously held the attorney general position under George HW Bush, seems more than willing to lend his legal reputation to Trumpian causes

Donald Trump treated his last attorney general like he was a dimwit defense lawyer who couldn't understand his basic duties. That was a bit rich - a phrase that should perhaps get carved on to Trump's tombstone - but it was at least consistent.

Trump simply couldn't understand Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, the former senator from Alabama and first supporter of the Trump campaign in the Senate. Here was a man rejected for a judge's position because of his obvious racism, who warmly embraced the demonization of immigrants at the southern border.