IMHO, Barr is AOK.
He HAD to berate President Trump for tweeting his opinion on Stone, because the vultures needed to know that Barr was not taking instructions from him.
The vultures must be placated. They are evil and have evil intent.
“He HAD to berate President Trump for tweeting his opinion on Stone, because the vultures needed to know that Barr was not taking instructions from him.”
But, Barr should be taking instructions from Trump, and why should we give a flying monkey what the “vultures” think!