Posted on 02/20/2020 7:10:32 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) vehemently denied fake news mainstream media reports claiming Attorney General (AG) William Barr is considering quitting his position over the president’s tweeting habits.
Several left-leaning news outlets, including the Washington Post and the Associated Press (AP), are trying to push the notion that there are irreconcilable differences between U.S. President Donald Trump and Barr.
DOJ, however, pushed against those allegations with Kerry Kupec, a top spokeswoman at the department, writing on Twitter Wednesday, “Addressing Beltway rumors: The Attorney General has no plans to resign.”
Addressing Beltway rumors: The Attorney General has no plans to resign.
— KerriKupecDOJ (@KerriKupecDOJ) February 19, 2020
Kupec’s tweet came after the Washington Post, citing unnamed Trump administration officials, reported Tuesday that Barr “told people close to President Trump — both inside and outside the White House — that he is considering quitting over Trump’s tweets about Justice Department investigations.”
“He has his limits,” one of the anonymous Trump officials allegedly told the Post.
Barr “has told people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump wouldn’t heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases,” AP claimed to have learned from an anonymous Trump official.
The AG has urged the president to stop commenting publicly about ongoing cases.
In an interview with ABC News published on February 13, Barr did warn President Trump that his tweets about ongoing DOJ cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.”
Barr’s warning fell on deaf ears, and the president has continued to comment on ongoing federal cases via Twitter.
DOJ, however, stressed that Barr is not mulling leaving his post.
Furthermore, Trump praised Barr and conceded that his tweets are making it difficult for the AG to do his job, but he maintained that he...
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I guess we will have to agree to disagree then.
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