DOJ Pushes Back on Reports Claiming AG Barr Considered Resigning Over Trump Tweets

DOJ Pushes Back on Reports Claiming AG Barr Considered Resigning Over Trump Tweets
Attorney General William Barr speaks at the National Sheriffs’ Association conference in Washington on Feb. 10, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed reports that claimed Attorney General William Barr had told people close to him that he was considering resigning from his role over the president’s Twitter posts about the department.

“Addressing Beltway rumors: The Attorney General has no plans to resign,” DOJ spokesperson Kerri Kupec said in a statement on Twitter.