By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Justice Department is denying reports that Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning over President Trump’s refusal to stop tweeting about DOJ cases.
“The Attorney General has no plans to resign,” Department of Justice spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said Tuesday night on Twitter.
News that Barr was considering leaving his post began with reports by the Associated Press and The Washington Post, both of which cited a source close to Barr who said the attorney general had told people he might quit over Trump’s tweets.
Last week, Barr told ABC News that Trump’s tweets about Justice Department cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.”
“I think it’s time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases,” Barr said.
Trump continued tweeting anyway.
According to The Washington Post, Barr’s motive for threatening to quit may have been to send a message to Trump to stop tweeting.
“He has his limits,” a source said.
