Democratic Rep. David Cicilline also speculated about the attorney general's sincerity when he said he would not be bullied by the president.
He was responding to another post by ex-U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara that read:"I think Bill Barr is shrewd, deliberate, smart, calculating, careful, and full of it."it was"important to question the sincerity" of the attorney general, calling him"the president's defender" and noting Trump's"muted" response to the ABC interview.has contacted the Attorney General's office for comment and will update this article with any response.
"The President wasn't bothered by the comments at all and he has the right, just like any American citizen, to publicly offer his opinions," Grisham said. "President Trump uses social media very effectively to fight for the American people against injustices in our country, including the fake news. The president has full faith and confidence in Attorney General Barr to do his job and uphold the law."this week after it sought to reduce the sentencing recommendation of Stone, who was convicted of obstructing Congress' investigation into Russian election interference.
After prosecutors recommended a sentence of seven to nine years behind bars, President Trump said the situation was"horrible and very unfair" in a tweet. A court filing submitted hours later by U.S. Attorney for Washington Timothy Shea then argued that the proposed sentence had been"excessive and unwarranted."
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