As AG heads for door, he disses Don

Widespread voter fraud? Nope. A special counsel to probe election irregularities? Not happening. Hunter Biden’s taxes? Yawn.

Attorney General William Barr on Monday slapped down President Trump’s frantic efforts to overturn his election loss and cast doubt on President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

Barr (inset), who leaves office Wednesday after abruptly resigning, issued a remarkable series of parting shots at Trump, effectively shooting down the president’s push to keep alive a raft of conspiracy theories about his election loss.

In a swan song news conference, the controversial AG dismissed the idea of appointing a special counsel to investigate unfounded claims of fraud in the presidential election.

Trump is also considering seeking to impound voting machines that were used in Georgia and other swing states that Biden won. Barr said he sees “no basis” to do that.

In perhaps the biggest blow of all to his soon-to-be ex-boss, Barr said he won’t appoint a special counsel to take over the investigation into the taxes of Hunter Biden, the son of the president-elect. “I have not seen a reason to appoint a special counsel and I have no plan to do so before I leave,” he said.

The multipronged pushback from Barr will surely infuriate Trump, who has been fuming at his handpicked top law enforcement official for weeks now.

Trump was especially triggered by Barr’s decision to abide by Justice Department guidelines by not revealing the Hunter Biden probe before the election. The president believes that decision could’ve cost him the election.

Naming a special counsel would make it harder for Biden to shut down investigations once he takes office Jan. 20. But it’s not clear how it could be done without buy-in from top Justice Department officials.

Trump may hope to pressure his newly minted acting attorney general, Jeffrey Rosen, into taking the steps Barr has rejected. That would certainly raise major questions about the legitimacy of any actions.

Barr also broke with Trump by confirming that federal law enforcement believes Russia was behind the massive cyberhacking operation targeting the U.S. government.

Trump has downplayed the impact of the hack and deflected blame from Russia.