Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets: AP source

The revelation came days after Barr took a public swipe at the president, saying in a television interview that Trump's tweets about Justice Department cases and staffers make it "impossible" for him to do his job. The next day, Trump ignored Barr's request and insisted that he has the "legal right" to intervene in criminal cases and sidestep the Justice Department's historical independence.

Barr is one of the president's closest allies in the administration and has been a staunch defender of Trump's policy decisions. But considering resigning from his post suggests he sees the Justice Department's reputation as an institution that makes decisions on criminal cases independently, unmoved and unbound by political sway, as more important than his allegiance to the president.

The reversal came after Trump blasted the original sentencing recommendation as "very horrible and unfair," though officials have insisted the decision to make a new recommendation came before Trump's tweet. Speaking to reporters earlier Tuesday, Trump said he understood his tweets makes Barr's job harder, but he showed no signs of relenting. He said he had "total confidence in my attorney general" but insisted that "everybody has the right to speak their mind." He added: "And I probably wouldn't have gotten here without social media because I certainly don't get fair press.

Trump would likely face a challenge trying to find a replacement for Barr, who is overseeing several investigations that are important to the president, including a criminal investigation into the origins of the Russia probe. Any nominee would face a grilling in the Senate.

I'll believe that when I see it.

Barr needs to be in jail.

Bullshit, he should be arrested along with trump

Trump leaves town and the kids start a Keg party! Media out quick with the fake news tonight having a Keg party on Barr quitting. Some are thinking this was a set up to catch leakers within DOJ. Net is tightening on the Obama hold outs that should have been fired the first day.

If he quits his job he can finally go out on the road and do his Elton John tribute act.

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