JUST IN: US Electoral College confirms Joe Biden’s victory, Trump sacks Attorney-General

<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;929" style&equals;"width&colon; 749px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-929" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-929" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;images-2020-12-15T094659&period;415&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"739" height&equals;"415" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-929" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Donald Trump and Joe Biden &lpar;Photo credit&colon; Forbes&rpar;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The United States Electoral College has on Monday confirmed Joe Biden as the winner of US presidential election&comma; making him the new us president elect&comma; while Kamala Harris the vice president elect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Biden who had total of 306 electoral votes defeated Trump who has 233 votes in the just concluded US presidential election&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Following Biden&&num;8217&semi;s victory&comma; Biden will take over the white house on January 20&comma; 2021 as he will be inaugurated into office&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite the confirmation of Joe Biden as the US president elect&comma; Donald Trump is yet to concede&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Trump&comma; in a series of tweets&comma; announced that Williams Barr will be stepping down as Attorney General in order spend time with his family for Christmas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Trump tweeted&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House&period; Our relationship has been a very good one&comma; he has done an outstanding job&excl; As per letter&comma; Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family&&num;8230&semi;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Trump added that Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen&comma; will become Acting Attorney General while Richard Donoghue will be taking over the duties of Deputy Attorney General&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>See Williams Barr&&num;8217&semi;s resignation letter below&&num;8230&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;927" style&equals;"width&colon; 1118px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-927" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-927" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;20201215&lowbar;093137&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1108" height&equals;"1499" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-927" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Williams Barr&&num;8217&semi;s resignation letter &lpar;Photo credit&colon; realdonaldtrump&sol;Twitter&rpar;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;928" style&equals;"width&colon; 1139px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-928" class&equals;"wp-image-928 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;20201215&lowbar;093140&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1129" height&equals;"1429" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-928" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Williams Barr&&num;8217&semi;s resignation letter &lpar;realdonaldtrump&sol;Twitter&rpar;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"css-1dbjc4n">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"tweet-rich-content-label" class&equals;"css-1dbjc4n" aria-labelledby&equals;"quote-tweet-label tweet-card-label">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"css-1dbjc4n">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"css-1dbjc4n r-18bvks7 r-1867qdf r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-psjefw r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"css-1dbjc4n">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;