U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s attacks on prosecutors, the judge and jurors in the trial of a longtime adviser undermined the Justice Department’s work, adding he would not be “bullied” by anyone.
Barr spoke after his Justice Department abandoned prosecutors’ initial recommendation to give the veteran Republican operative seven to nine years in prison, prompting all four prosecutors to quit the case.
Trump has weighed in on Twitter all week with comments that have aroused concerns his administration is weakening the rule of law.
Fox News Anchor and author of the just released book Three Days at the Brink: FDR’s Daring Gamble to Win World War II, Bret Baier, offers his thoughts on Bill Barr’s Trump tweets comments with Amy and Shaun: