February 13, 2020 GMT
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr took a public swipe at President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying that the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.” The department insisted the decision to undo the sentencing recommendation was made Monday night — before Trump blasted the recommendation on Twitter as “very horrible and unfair”— and prosecutors had not spoken to the White House about it. The about-face prompted the four attorneys who prosecuted Stone to quit the case. One left the Justice Department altogether.
Barr said he was “of course” prepared to deal with any ramifications from the president for his comments. “What they did to Roger Stone was a disgrace,” Trump said Thursday during an interview with Geraldo Rivera on Newsradio WTAM1100.
nicolefuller hmmm foreclosure should be your focus
William Barr is exactly where he needs to be. We need him right now.
Mmm hmm. (insert yawn here)
No one is buying Barr’s BS. realDonaldTrump ImpeachBillBarr ImpeachBarr
I see you folks are keeping up with your 93% negative news on President Trump who by the way has the economy rockin. Obama had 93% positive news and had poor results. You guys areSomething
“American Cartel Story”
Anyone with a brain cell knows that Barr can't even wipe his own ass without Trump's permission
This is a calculated move on both their parts. Don’t fall for this BS.
Look at how Barr is cowering.,,., self respect gone!!!
Oh boohoo poor Barr. He has lied cheated and swindled this country on behalf of the criminal in the White House. What, he suddenly found his soul? Well DO SOMETHING YOU FLACID AVENGER. WilliamBarrAbuseOfPower
Cover up Bill who do you want to fool?
“Swipe” 😂 you mean the “swipe” he told Trump he was going to take beforehand? Lol ok.
Barr is only fake acting. Proof of trump's statement, in similarity, 'He can commit the worse crimes and Republicans & Christians will still worship him.' SenAlexander GOP are complicit in a crime gang.
Too little, too late...
It’s not a swipe. He knows the only way for trump to get it is to tweet, hey, stop telling the people what we are up to
ImpossibleThenResign
He’s been and is a coward looking for an excuse to resign.
He wants to do his dirty work on th Q T. Trump twittering causes Barr to receive criticism that he doesn’t appreciate. Roger Stone should be under the jail for his contemp of the judiciary.
It's all Theater from CorruptTrump CorruptBillBarr Right Wing Propaganda 2020! Gtfohwtbs 😫
Can’t anybody propose some way we can voice our protest? Electoral college & ignorant, disenfranchised populace gonna give T more time to destroy us!
Not a swipe. A smokescreen, and a pathetic one at that.
They both made up this cover story. No one is really buying it unless their brain has marinated too long in 45 kool aid.
Well, he’s not going to do the job honestly anyway so I don’t see why it matters.
So resign already
They collaborated about this together but Barr will be fired for this soon.
Don't believe it he's had months to come out and say anything about how trump is pressuring the DOJ to investigate anyone who opposes him . but he waits till now when the shit finally hits the fan to speak up .
Barr is just pissed stupid Trump is tweeting about the corruption they are involved in. ImpeachBarr
More lies AP? Spreading lies is not helping anyone except George Soros
Cant cover anything up if its public.
'Takes a swipe at President'....yall are reaching!! C'mon AP be better than CNN MSNBC
It's more about what wasn't said. 'The decision was made Monday night'... but where and when did 45 tell Barr to help his buddy? 'DOJ didn't communicate with the White House'... no, I'm guessing it was more of a one-on-one on a golf course somewhere after the trial started.
Haven’t these minions figured out that Trump doesn’t want to hide his abuse of power like they do. He likes that the public knows he’s getting away with it. It feeds his power ego. It’s only going to get worse.
Why ?
It's just another con job trip and barr cooked up to get the heat off barr
When do you plan on doing your freaking JOB? I have not trusted you since day one. You today just made it harder. I say you have a few weeks to produce results on the Deep state crooks or be fired!
Then take the high road and quit
Yea this is just more bad acting.
Hey AP! If you really believe this was a sincere swipe at Trump and not a stage-managed attempt to put our growing awareness of the lawless President back in cold freeze you are not paying attention. Do better ...please!
THAT ISNT ALL THAT HE SAID. FAKE NEWS!!
JonLemire Don’t fall for it.
Feel free to resign.
How can I continue to break the law when he won’t stop confessing on Twitter?! ImpeachWilliamBarr ImpeachTrumpAgainAndRemove
Barr, Do us a favor and RESIGN! Take the Corrupt in Chief with you!!🇺🇸
Barr isn't doing his job he's doing 'a job' on democracy
Pure theater
Exact words: “I’m not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody….whether it’s Congress, newspaper editorial boards, or the president...I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me.” Aimed at more than just Pres.
Scripted?
Trey goody is waiting, but trey should replace fbi fool.
Hahahaha hahahaha
And by this, he means his job of effectively using DOJ to damage Trump’s political enemies.
You must have cleared this with King Trump first.
It’s coordination not a ‘swipe’! The media is complicit! Or stupid!
1zzyzyx1 Smoke and mirrors
You and Trump is just playing the american people!! All your actiions favors this President ...so stop with act and drama
Otherwords,stop tweeting and i will take care of things. This is not a riff, its a message.
That's an optics move, Fake attempt at looking like he's independent from trump.
Translated For Media: Trump has to shut up so I can break laws in darkness. The more attention he brings to what we’re doing, the harder it is to achieve our vile goals.
Complete BS. He got caught. Barrgotcaught
His existence makes it impossible to have a trustworthy justice department.
That's probably why he is doing this it's a method to his madness idk why folks haven't figured it out omg
He is going down as the most corrupt attorney general in the USA
haha... what job? You mean upholding the DOJ?
It’s BS! Think about it...Trump wouldn’t allow anyone to say something against him and not come back with a derogatory tweet. Don’t fall for the okey-doke!!!
Lip service ! Fuk that dude
“How do you expect me to cover up your crimes when you keep telling everyone I’m doing it?”
Does anyone else find this statement suspicious? It makes me wonder if it was made to divert suspicions away from collusion between the two of them.
This is either: 1. A warning to Trump to quit saying the quiet part loud, or 2. 100% coordinated with the WH to give the appearance of Barr’s independence
So he wants to do it in the dark of the night under a new moon while the fog covers the banks of the Potomac and Trump is using the bat light to expose his nefarious collusion? How sad.
realDonaldTrump chill a little bit.
Roy Cohn protecting his master
Finally some bones
Trump: I have Barr, he's the best, and he's currently destroying DOJ from the inside out because I told him so. Great guy. Barr: Sir, I'm doing what you told me to do, and did you have to use the word 'destroy'? Makes me sound like a bad guy.
If Don would keep his mouth shut, Barr could do the corruption easier.
Trump's tweets came from his personal account, not from his official account as POTUS. As a person he can say whatever he likes. What he thinks privately on his personal account often does not translate into official business. Barr ought to be guided by official memos & WH notes.
Its 🐂💩
He said he is going to do 'what he thinks is right' not what is lawful
Boo hoo!
Y’all falling for this head fake..SMH
If the tweets make it impossible for you to do your job, QUIT. I am sure a freshly graduated law student can do your job without compromising their integrity.
Then he should resign with all speed, write a book, and refuse to attend on congress. Isn’t that how it’s done?
Guessing all the folks demanding Bill Barr be disbarred and/or impeached are getting to him. Another really weak man in the Trump Administration.
Oops, Trump will fire him before the week is over.
I think this is a public show, Trump has told Barr to go public with these statements. To take the pressure off of Barr caving in to DT to change Roger Stone's sentence. Thus, preventing an investigation. William Barr does not have a backbone and will not go against DT. IMO.
Now that's fake news... takes a swipe, try diverting attention away from his assnign tweets...
BarrWontBeBullied
Guest who’s next under the bus! William Barr! Come on down!
Cowboy up AG Barr... deal with it.
What he means is that he can’t cover it up like the president wants.
diana_west_ How? Does Barr read tweets? Does he have time to read tweets? Is that why he's done nothing about Jim Comey, Rod Rosenstein, Strozk, Page, etc., etc.?
Then maybe he should resign?
Bottom line is Barr defended the flip-flop on Stone's sentencing. You can be certain that President* Trump's top flunky cleared this fake outburst with the White House to make him look independent.
Please, more of this!! It will eat him up.
Unless his leash got loose, he's only pretending. Showhorse
I thought he couldn't do his job because his nose was so far up Trump's ass !
Sorry - not much of a swipe.
He insulated dear leader he must be fired
Hey apprentice, you know what happens when your boss finds out you can't do your job. Yeah, you may as well start packing. KAG2020
The AG is appointed by and serves at the request of the POTUS. Wouldn’t you expect that to give the POTUS a reasonable expectation to have control of the justice department? I’m no d fan, but it seems that way 🤷♂️.
Come on AGBarr , you’ve ALWAYS known what your “job” is, and you’ve ALWAYS done it
All he needs is a swift kick in the buttocks. Although, if he jumps on Trump's command - he might keep going until he reaches Mars. Maybe he should be working for NASA anyway.
Barr is so far up Trump’s ass he surely can’t expect sympathy? He’s caused the issue of being Trump’s attorney and not the country’s. Only Bill Barr can fix this. Stand up, Bill Barr, and do your job as you took an oath to do!
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Smoke and mirrors... Its a HOAX
OMG, Trumps head will explode, twice in one day !!!!!!!
Basically “ shut up 🤐 trump , I know how to do crime without you “ lol
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Attorney General of the United States of America, William P. Crapp.
williambarr disbarbarr doesn’t appear to be on Twitter but no doubt has flunkies to gauge reaction. Mine: No, the fact that you have no moral compass or integrity makes it impossible to do your job, which is to lead the Department of Justice INDEPENDENTLY and free of bias. 1/2
Well played Mr Barr, well played! Let’s keep the Democrats hopes up!
myfeldman 'Can the president take Bill Barr pushing back at him?' says ChuckTodd, totally falling for Barr's headfake ABC interview, hook, line & sinker. Of course Todd falls for Barr's WH-cleared damage control because Chuck Todd is a DC Power Groupie quisling. MSNBC NBCNews
Not a swipe. Just making sure he's on the record pretending to be impartial and responsible....He's still busy burying the bodies for Trump.
Just more lies.
JonLemire Welcome Barr
Lovers quarrel? Or a mere act for the American public? I'll take the latter for $500, Alex. I don't think the President's tweets made four prosecutors resign. If Barr was doing his job right that WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. BarrIsCorrupt
I don’t believe a single word coming from this corrupt so called US Attorney General.
Please stop making Barr out to being the good guy. Far from it.
myawesomelife4 I can imagine Rex Tillerson laughing - even if just a little - hearing Barr express this.
They are playing us....
ImpeachedTrump always blabs the plan. Hard to carry out ImpeachedTrump’s demands when he tells everyone what he’s doing.
All he’s saying is he wants to do Trump’s crimes in private rather than public....
So quit!
myawesomelife4 I’m sorry I don’t believe a single thing from this corrupt lying administration. attorneygeneral
Next out.
Your “job” is not to do his bidding but rather to uphold the law and constitution of this nation. IMPOTUS45FOREVERIMPEACHED IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW! BillBarr ResignBarr
tvNewsChristina Then resign, dummy
Ffs
Hard to be a criminal when the crime boss won't STFU.
Ninja smoke bomb
So, he's having trouble covering up crimes because Trump keeps admitting to them? On brand. DisBarrDisGuy
You mean you haven’t been doing your job. Resign.
It hasn't stopped him from following orders before. I cannot, in good conscience, allow another lie to obscure all others. THIS MUST BE STOPPED NOW! Not waiting until March to allow for further damage to be done by the GOP puppet masters to further their agendas!
Fake fury
quit or resign.
And he is the first to wake up and grab twitter!
TRANSLATION: “Makes it hard for me to intervene on his behalf and to his benefit without catching heat for it.” Spare us, the AG had less than zero credibility, has no integrity, and is a total clown.
Don’t you realize that Barr is lying to us all. !!!!!!!
What a joke it’s all a sham they are in league on this ImpeachBarrNow
In other words,' If he keeps telling about the shit I'm supposed to be doing on the side, everybody's going to know.'
A public plea of “tell me in the dark, not the light”.
“I can’t cover shit up when you won’t stop talking!”
Why? Because Trump lets the cat out of the bag and Barr is now credibly exposed as the collaboration in corruption he is?
Bye bye
It's a small part of the interview that's been blown up by the media, as they ignore the actual substance Barr has to offer on ongoing investigations, Roger Stone, Gen. Flynn, Spygate, etc...
John Goodman can stop with this alter ego crap.... only Superman can throw in glasses and become unrecognizable.
Coordinated.
Why lie? They should disBAR him!
He isn’t wrong.
Impeach and disbar Barr!
So the folks at are gullible fukwitz?
Toot2006Sal Let's correct this misleading headline: BREAKING: Attorney General William Barr takes a choreographed swipe at President Trump, saying the president's tweets about Justice Department cases make it 'impossible' for Barr to do his job.
That’s weird. Must be a planned and contrived gesture. Damn, these guys are good at deception.
Aw, poor baby.😢
He can actually do good comedy.
AG Barr is happy to obstruct justice but Trump needs to stop tweeting about it so much
Nah dude
kfdmnews WilliamBarrIsTrumpsRoyCohn He can sit right there and act like he is not in Trump’s pocket, even Jeff Sessons , Jeff damn Sessons wouldn’t do what Barr has done! ImpeachBarr
Resign Bill. You are covering up for Trump
Barr: 'Be quiet, Mr. President, so I can corruptly run the DoJ to your benefit without attention or interference.'
In other words, 'Shut your mouth Trump, I can't be your henchman privately if you announce the illegal behavior we are engaging in publicly' ?
Maybe he needs to prove he’s doing his job first.
3 days of silence to finally hear this. Mmmmm .
Stop whining and get back to work before we fire you, and hire someone who can.
LOL ... “I can’t help you coverup you’re crimes if you keep tweeting them out.” -Barr Of course Trump tweeting out his crimes has been exactly how he’s gotten away with them so far so ...
BARR's JOB-KISSING tRUMP's ASS
Like he's been doing his job?
barr's comments were made in coordination w/ the WhiteHouse & realDonaldTrump to continue to coverup the CorruptGOP. We don't believe you billy 'the political hack' barr you have zero credibility w/ 70% of the American people. TheJusticeDept SenateGOP SenateDems AriMelber
The next X.
Barr: 'I can't commit crimes for you if you keep admitting publicly that I'm committing crimes for you'.
So AG Bill Barr says limits on Executive power are necessary? A bit late for that. irony
Barr: “Mr. President, I can’t keep covering up crimes of you keep tweeting them out.”
Yes, yes, Barr is the real victim here. How could anyone expect him to do his job under these circumstances?🤣
Not buying it... IMO This is just a ploy to hide or distract from the fact Trump influenced Barr’s decision to step in and have Dirty Roger Stone’s recommended sentence shortened. 🤔
Oh for cryin' out loud - he said that with Trump's blessing. All part of the strategy.
DisbarBarr This is for show. He knows that he better not fold on trump. He went on this interview with the full knowledge of dirty Donny! Don't let this complicit man fool you! He's just as corrupted as dirty as trump.
This lip service will go a long way to allaying any fear Republicans may have about appearing impotent.
Then he should resign.
His job of covering for the president he means
Trumps fixer Barr attempts to create the illusion that he is not Trump's guy, presumably he cleared this ploy with Trump first
Is AG Barr is worrying that Trump’s tweets are providing enough evidence to make an airtight case for obstruction of justice against defendant William Barr, which affect AG Barr’s ability to do his job?
Quit.
JonLemire Bullshit.
He's interfering with my cover-up efforts!
the media is so easily mislead
It is not possible for Barr to defend his 'integrity'. He lost that a long time ago. This is just smoke so that he doesn't see what is in the mirror and how he has disgraced the position of Attorney General.
I call BS on this report....He was the AG under George H.W. Bush and didn't have to come back he had a nice life....and Trump has said numerous times he has not interfered with Justice....this is FakeNews
This is just a fake show to restore some confidence and his reputation prior to March. We all know what Barr believes in and what he is trying to do to the country. It’s his actions not words that show us who he is.
nah
It's fake. They're burning down democracy and throw a bone and the media laps it up like Barr is trustworthy. Barr is doing this to prevent resignations but he's still licking Trump's big booty.
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