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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBarr blasts Trump's tweets: 'Impossible for me to do my job': ABC News Exclusive
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.
Barrs 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 Trumps supporters on Capitol Hill who say they support the president but wish hed cut back on his tweets.
I think its 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.
Im not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody ... whether its Congress, a newspaper editorial board, or the president, Barr said. Im gonna do what I think is right. And you know I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/barr-blasts-trumps-tweets-impossible-for-me-to-do-my-job-abc-news-exclusive/ar-BBZYHjr?li=BBnb7Kz
Barrs 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 Trumps supporters on Capitol Hill who say they support the president but wish hed cut back on his tweets.
I think its 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.
Im not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody ... whether its Congress, a newspaper editorial board, or the president, Barr said. Im gonna do what I think is right. And you know I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/barr-blasts-trumps-tweets-impossible-for-me-to-do-my-job-abc-news-exclusive/ar-BBZYHjr?li=BBnb7Kz
Ha ha ha!! You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Bill!
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Barr blasts Trump's tweets: 'Impossible for me to do my job': ABC News Exclusive (Original Post)
Initech
Feb 2020
OP
"I arrange for somebody to fix the guy, and then The Don blathers about busting the guy's kneecaps
struggle4progress
Feb 2020
#4
blm
(113,010 posts)1. Dog and pony show. Don't fall for this CYA act.
Hassler
(3,369 posts)2. Another hackneyed production from Gaslight Theatre.
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)3. I'm done
struggle4progress
(118,224 posts)4. "I arrange for somebody to fix the guy, and then The Don blathers about busting the guy's kneecaps
right before somebody busts the guy's kneecaps. That's unfortunate. It makes my job hard, and then I look bad. I never even spoke to the guy"
Initech
(100,038 posts)6. Trump seems like the kind of guy who would laugh at someone getting their legs broken.
I can see the tweet now:
"So and so is a stupid loser! They shouldn't have been standing in the way of that street sweeper! Sad!"
stillcool
(32,626 posts)5. Not Fox? ABC?
I don't believe a word of anything said, but the sh*t flying around is stunning to look at.