BREAKING: Barr blasts Trump's tweets on Stone case: 'Impossible for me to do my job' via ABC
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.”
“I’m not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody….whether it’s Congress, newspaper editorial boards, or the president," Bill Barr tells @ABC News. In a stunning reversal, the Justice Department overruled a recommendation by its own prosecution team that Stone spend seven to nine years in jail and told a judge that such a punishment – which was in line with sentencing guidelines – “would not be appropriate.”
The Justice Department, while led by a president appointee and Cabinet member, is tasked with enforcing the law and defending the interests of the U.S. without political influence.Barr said Trump’s middle-of-the-night tweet put him in a bad position. He insists he had already discussed with staff that the sentencing recommendation was too long.
— ABC News Politics February 13, 2020 MORE: Entire Roger Stone prosecution team withdraws after DOJ lowers sentencing recommendation
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