Posted on 02/13/2020 4:17:00 PM PST by SkyPilot
In an exclusive interview, Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that President Donald Trump "has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case” but should stop tweeting about the Justice Department because his tweets “make it impossible for me to do my job.”
Barr’s comments are a rare break with a president who the attorney general has aligned himself with and fiercely defended. But it also puts Barr in line with many of Trump’s supporters on Capitol Hill who say they support the president but wish he’d cut back on his tweets.
“I think it’s time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases,” Barr told ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas.
When asked if he was prepared for the consequences of criticizing the president – his boss – Barr said “of course” because his job is to run the Justice Department and make decisions on “what I think is the right thing to do.”
“I’m not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody ... whether it’s Congress, a newspaper editorial board, or the president,” Barr said.
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Exactly. I want the President to quit tweeting about cases and Barr and Dunham and other good folks do their jobs. Now Barr has to go testify again because of President’s tweets.
People are tired of being dragged through the tweets and waiting with baited breath the reprecussions.
Correct. He may give us the bit players and supporting cast of the coup plotters, but never the Big Fish. Never Obama, Hillary, Soros, or corrupt members of the House and Senate.
Learn the lessons of Richard Armitage, Scooter Libby, and Sandy Berger.
Ever since Watergate, the DOJ has been allowed to become the 4th branch of government.
They can't have the President, who is the head of the Executive Branch, have "undue influence" of the vaunted JUSTICE Dept, now can they?
Absolute power corrupts.
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich said that 96% of the political donations of DOJ employees went to Hillary in 2016.
As I said before, the place is infested.
you don’t need to prosecute Biden. He cooked his own goose; been hoisted by his own petard. To go after him is to pile on and quite possibly invoke a level of pity for the guy. Let him swing and keep hanging himself. He has suffered more from this impeachment than Trump His career is over. And I can think of no more fitting or ignominious resolution to a long, petulant and childish career in public service.
Mrs. jimfree commented on a FB thread - “Look, a squirrel!”
Watch it, Barr. POTUS is _THE_ Executive Branch. YOU serve at the President’s pleasure.
A subordinate who publicly criticizes his boss should be fired.
Remember, Barr left the Mueller hacks in place to continue the persecutions of Flynn and Stone. He did not have to do that. In fact, he could have directed that the cases be withdrawn at any time.
[[[All Barr is doing is throwing a wrench in the narrative that he’s Trump’s wingman or Svengali.]]]
Exactly, for public consumption.
So, this #FakeNews story has probably been well-distorted to serve the Left.
It's ALWAYS been about shutting Trump up for them.
This story has been "massaged".
Looks kinda like Barr is eating popcorn....there.
Barr did not “blast” President. He just did what he had to do to avoid his own impeachment and to salvage his own credibility and effective.
You would THINK Barr would know better than to speak with the media by doing interviews. They are Deep State AGENTS looking for controversial fodder from Barr as the Deep State builds their “Roger Stone” case for IMPEACHMENT, THE SEQUEL.
Yes, you’re right.
I agree completely.
Why is AG Barr whining to the media, why doesn’t he simply pick up the phone and talk to the President directly?
Episodes like this, diminishes the President’s authority and his freedom of speech.
I’m sick and tired of everyone who hasn’t been elected president, trying to be the president.
Yesterday the lefties and media wanted to impeach Barr, now Trump has put them in the position of defending him.
Great, time away from cases to do interviews...is there anyone other thAn PDJT doing the job of the people?
Lame excuse for not doing your job fatso.
I hope not! Barr has done a great job so far. He’s slow and thorough.
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