[Skywise]

I agree with the article.

Your job is to investigate election fraud.
Barr: I authorize you to investigate election fraud
“I quit”

What?! Do your job and turn up nothing - right? Or are you afraid you’ll find something?

[RummyChick]

this might answer some questions

https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Pilger

[pangaea6]

Maybe the guy really had no clue as to how to do that and so stepped down to avoid embarrassment and seen as a fraud himself.