...Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him that he's considering resigning from his role at the Department of Justice because of President Donald Trump's decision to continue tweeting about department matters which he says undermine his role.
..."He's a very straight shooter. We have a great Attorney General, and he's working very hard. And he's working against a lot of people that don't want to see good things happen, in my opinion," Trump continued.
...Barr had a previously scheduled lunch with the White House counsel Tuesday and was still the attorney general by day's end - indicating that the president's moves that day were not enough to push him to resign.
...Barr told ABC News last week that Trump's tweets were very "Disruptive" to the department, saying, "I think the essential role of the Attorney General is to keep law enforcement, the criminal process sacrosanct to make sure there is no political interference in it."
...The Post further noted that Barr had privately told Trump weeks before his interview on ABC News that he wanted Trump to ramp down tweeting about the department.
...Update:
https://twitter.com/KerriKupecDOJ/status/1229971002031034373
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