if only
***before Trump’s second term begins
****Barr falsely claimed something before investigating anything:
6 Dec: NYT: Barr Is Said to Be Weighing Whether to Leave ***Before Trump’s Term Ends
The attorney general’s future came into doubt after he ****acknowledged that the Justice Department had not found evidence of widespread voter fraud in the president’s election loss.
By Katie Benner, Michael S. Schmidt and Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/06/us/politics/barr-considering-resigning.html