President Donald Trump insisted in a tweet Friday that he has a"legal right" to demand that Attorney General William Barr intervene in a federal criminal case — just hours after the Justice Department chief asserted that the president's social media posts"make it impossible for me to do my job."
The president's tweet represents the latest escalation in a controversy regarding the case against Roger Stone, Trump's longtime informal political adviser, that has consumed the Justice Department and provoked a rare display of public disapproval by Barr toward his boss. Following Trump's criticism, the Justice Department submitted a revised filing that offered no specific term for Stone's sentence but stated that the prosecutors' initial recommendation “could be considered excessive and unwarranted."
Barr confirmed Thursday that he had personally interceded to walk back Stone's stiff sentencing recommendation, but maintained that he did so hours before Trump tweeted his objection.
There is no sense to any of this madness
It's all BS. Trump is enjoying his silly games with the media The media still reports on this like it's news. Every day is a new script in trump's reality show
Then WHO asked Barr to review this case if not Trump. And can we assume Barr will shut his mouth when sentencing is brought down, even if it's 7-9 years.
Kinda shoots down the Trump/Barr COLLUSION narrative the media has been pushing for months.
Two Man Show
Business 101, If there is no law AGAINST it, just do it.
Report real news!
“You know why? Because I’M the President!”
Barr also reprimanded corrupt media ... YOU. Guess Barr isn’t his wingman like corrupt Holder was for snake Obama
Yeah. A low rated game show host and pretend billionaire is capable of providing nuanced interpretations of the law.
This is a bunch of 🐂💩 barr and trump are full of it
Now we know...the unusual early lack of reaction to Barr's comments from Trump may have had more to do with him not being awake yet. Can't help himself, can he?
I guess he also had the right to have the Huawei CFO arrested on fraud charges ... and then to say on camera (twice) that he could get the charges dropped if China offered him a better trade deal. Question: Is this 'Justice American Style' or 'Extortion Mafia Style'
President is the boss, Barr is not. It was inappropriate for Barr to complain to ABC news.
Wow - the meta.
It’s all a game to Cult45, that he gets off to! Unfit45 IMPOTUS4Life
The BIGGEST SCANDAL in AMERICAN HISTORY: Obama’s DEEP STATE INTEL agencies: FBI, CIA, NSA, DOJ, & FAKE NEWS MEDIA MAFIA 1 JOB: DESTROY TRUMP!
Rule of law, diplomacy and democracy are dying in America. Trump is above the law, and no one stops him from abusing the office. This is just where we are.
Will you guys be okay?
He just keeps digging and digging
Every republican: I just love my president to be a lawless dictator
Hot doggie! now we aren't getting anything outta barr today.
They both need to RESIGN!
Demonstrating who's boss
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