I thought so too, but came across the article about Barr stating DOJ would investigate the voting 'irregularities'. What was happening is that a Deep Stater in the DOJ was 'required' to approve investigations into vote fraud, and didn't. Shortly after Barr made the announcement, the DS perp and 2 of his lackeys 'resigned'. Now the investigations are going forward.
Barr’s investigations guidance as tepid. Note what Barr actually said: “most allegations of purported election misconduct are of such a scale that they would not impact the outcome of an election and, thus, investigation can appropriately be deferred...”.
He merely (quoting his own words) “authorized investigations into irregularities...as I have already done in specific instances” and concluded that “fanciful or far-fetched claims should not be a basis for initiating federal inquiries”.
You are right putting ‘resigned’ in quotes. Pilger simply relocated to another division where he can continue to use taxpayer funded resources to advance the interests of the Deep State. The DOJ, like many other federal agencies, has been politically weaponized.