William Barr resigns as Donald Trump’s attorney general

President Donald Trump has announced the resignation of one of US attorney general and one of his allies, William Barr.

President Trump announced that William Barr is stepping down before Christmas.

Mr Barr’s term was due to end on January 20th, when Mr Trump leaves office.

Tensions between the two erupted after Mr Barr said there was no evidence of widespread fraud in November’s vote.