but long before that happened, the president's attorney general, bill barr, was investigating all of trump's fraud claims. bill barr: a little getting awkward because obviously he had lost the election and-- jake tapper: barr said he made it clear to donald trump at a november 23rd meeting that he had lost. bill barr: our role is to investigate fraud, and it's just not meritorious. they're not panning out. speaker: he was going to win in spite of all the fraud-- jake tapper: but spurred on by the most ardent election liars, including many in maga media-- speaker: clearly the president won this election. jake tapper: --donald trump would not listen to reason or fact. maria bartiromo: where is the doj and the fbi in all of this, mr. president? donald trump: missing in action. bill barr: this got under my skin, but i also felt it was time for me to say something, so i set up a lunch with the ap reporter mike balsamo, and i told him that to date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome