DOJ pushes back at reports Barr considered quitting over Trump tweets - www.foxnews.com

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...The Justice Department pushed back Tuesday night at multiple reports claiming Attorney General William Barr told people close to him he's considering stepping down over President Trump's tweets, days after Barr admitted that Trump's tweeting made it "'impossible for me to do my job.

...Barr "Has his limits," one person familiar with Barr's thinking told The Washington Post.

...Its report suggested that Barr wanted Trump to "Get the message" to stop weighing in publicly in ongoing criminal cases.

...Barr, speaking to ABC News last week, also denied ever acting on improper influence from Trump or the White House.

...Trump tweeted Tuesday he's considering suing those involved in former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation and said his confidant Roger Stone deserved a new trial after being convicted of witness tampering, obstruction and lying to Congress during the Mueller probe.

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https://twitter.com/KerriKupecDOJ/status/1229971002031034373

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