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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has "total confidence" in Attorney General William Barr despite a swirl of controversies in the past week that have led to questions about the department's impartiality and widespread calls for Barr to step down.
Speaking at Joint Base Andrews, Trump also said that he "never spoke to (Barr) about the Roger Stone case," though his tweet last week lambasting prosecutors' recommended sentence for his former ally came hours before top Justice Department officials disavowed the initial request and ask for greater leniency for the longtime political fixer.
Trump said he "chose not to be involved" in the Stone case and that he's "not even thinking" about a pardon for his longtime ally, calling the commutation and pardons he announced on Tuesday "totally unrelated" to Stone's case.
The Justice Department has been roiled by events in the past week, starting with the decision by top DOJ officials to reduce the recommended sentence against Stone, which led all four federal prosecutors who took the case to trial to withdraw. Late last week, Barr also ordered a re-examination of several high-profile cases, including that of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-has-total-confidence-in-barr/ar-BB1086jU?ocid=msn360
Translation, "I need him to keep my immense ass out of jail."
Doreen
(11,686 posts)in everybody else he took on then fired or forced to resign?
Maybe I am wrong but it sounds so damn familiar.
Ms. Toad
(33,915 posts)My first reaction was that Trump must be about to fire him. Probably by tweet.
irisblue
(32,828 posts)It's a psych out move