Barr reportedly considers quitting as attorney general over Trump tweets
(The Guardian United States)

Revelation comes days after Barr took swipe at president over apparent intervention in Roger Stone case The attorney general, William Barr, has told people close to him he is considering quitting his post, after Donald Trump failed to heed his warning to stop tweeting about justice department cases, administration officials told the Washington Post and Associated Press.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 made it `impossible` for him to do his job. The next day, Trump ignored Barr´s request and insisted that he had the `legal right` to intervene in criminal cases and sidestep the department´s historical independence. Continue reading...