Thank You, Bill Barr

The Attorney General was the right man for the job in hyper-partisan times.

William Barr resigned as Attorney General on Monday, effective Dec. 23, and he’s certainly earned the right to leave early. He has been the right man at the right time for that difficult job, with the principles and toughness to make difficult decisions despite bitter Democrats in Congress and a willful President Trump.

Mr. Barr had already been AG once so he didn’t need the title. He took the job in a Washington marked by no-limits partisanship...