'The president made a wise selection in picking Bill Barr. I think he ought to listen to him,' McConnell said.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday agreed with Attorney General William Barr's criticisms about Donald Trump's tweeting habits and urged the president to follow the top Department of Justice official's advice.about DOJ criminal cases"makes it impossible for me to do my job, to assure the courts and the prosecutors and the department that we're doing our work with integrity.
McConnell backed Barr's assessment and encouraged Trump to follow his advice in an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier on Thursday."If the Attorney General says it is getting in the way of him doing his job, maybe the president should listen to the Attorney General," the Republican senator said, before declining to comment on whether the president's tweets about Stone's case were"inappropriate.
"The attorney general has said it's making it difficult for him to do his job. I think the president ought to listen to the attorney general," he added."The president made a wise selection in picking Bill Barr. I think he ought to listen to him." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell holds a news conference after the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on the two articles of impeachment brought by the House of Representatives to the Senate for trial on Capitol Hill on February 5, 2020 in Washington, DC.The controversy surrounding Stone's case began Monday night, when DOJ prosecutors submitted a sentencing recommendation of seven to nine years for the longtime Trump associate.
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