Posted on 02/13/2020 1:25:44 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Attorney General William Barr told ABC News in an interview aired Thursday that President Trump had never asked him to do anything in a criminal case but advised the president to stop tweeting about the Justice Department, saying it makes it “impossible for me to do my job.”
The remarks are a significant and rare public break by the attorney general from the president, following days of controversy surrounding the Justice Department’s decision to lessen a sentence for Trump ally Roger Stone after the president tweeted about his displeasure with the gravity of the original sentence recommendation.
“I think it’s time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases,” Barr told ABC in the interview.
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Sorta depends on what his job is.
If he thinks it’s to run cover for the Deep State and bury evidence, then yeah, Trump is making that more difficult for him.
The President aalways has the power to issue pardons or commutations. Beyond that, he should let his Attorney General do his job.
Not that bad.
I get it.
Barr is doing his job, but by doing his job he looks like he is doing Trump’s bidding.
Barr is probably questioned on every decision.
Coming from the Hill and ABC news so let’s just see if this is real or fake news.
If Barr doesn’t like the tweeting that’s fine, he could have gone to President Trump and told him to knock it off, he doesn’t have to go to ABC and cry about it
Yep! Sometimes it good to lock it!! Anger sometimes gets the best of him..I don’t blame him as the crooked mediaVOMITS never report the good he has done only the bad and defend the swamp!! Barr is sending trump a gentle settled warning ..clamp it!! I agree.
It is real. Just saw him on TV.
Mr President, fire him this instant.
This is either rank insubordination or some bid to get credibility with the left — either way, it demands immediate termination.
Where's my flying car?
Agree.
Barr shouldn’t be doing any interviews with corrupt liberal media (ABC, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, etc) - there’s no value there.
Maybe if Barr would get off his ass and DO his job it would help.
It is real. Just saw him on TV.
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Don’t say you weren’t warned, Mr. President. I’m a big fan of your Twitter posts but please shut the f#%& up about active DOJ cases.
If Barr doesn’t like the tweeting that’s fine, he could have gone to President Trump and told him to knock it off, he doesn’t have to go to ABC and cry about it
Yeah, how many interviews does Barr give? He basically ran to the nearest Fake News camera to undermine POTUS. Not good.
Barr, then do your job!
Up till now, all we have heard is talk, talk, talk.
Excuses.
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