President Trump asserts in a tweet Friday that he has the 'legal right' to involve himself in US Justice Dept. criminal cases, if he wants to do so.
Tweeting out Barr's quote, Trump wrote,"This doesn’t mean that I do not have, as President, the legal right to do so, I do, but I have so far chosen not to!”
“The President has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case.” A.G. Barr This doesn’t mean that I do not have, as President, the legal right to do so, I do, but I have so far chosen not to!The tweet was Trump’s first since Barr’s interview was published online Thursday. Barr, referencing Trump’s tweeting, told ABC News that,"Public statements and tweets made about the department, about people in the department, our men and women here, about cases pending in the department and about judges before whom we have cases make it impossible for me to do my job and to assure the courts and the department that we're doing our work with integrity.
Barr told ABC News that he and his staff had decided to recommend a lower sentence before Trump tweeted because they thought the recommended sentence was too long — but the president's criticism put them in a tough spot. Following Barr’s interview, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement that"the president wasn't bothered by the comments at all," but she indicated that Trump would not curb his tweets.Adam Edelman
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