U.S. Attorney General William Barr has publicly criticized Donald Trump's interventions in a court case. " I think it's time to stop tweeting about ongoing criminal cases ," Barr said in an interview with ABC News on Thursday. " I don't watch these messages ... but people may think they are influencing the Department of Justice, " said Barr.
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This rare public criticism of Trump from one of the main members of his government follows a series of comments by the president about the trial of Roger Stone. A sulphurous figure in American politics, a long-time acquaintance with Donald Trump and Paul Manafort, responsible for his presidential campaign in 2016, Stone was prosecuted for his involvement in the dissemination of content from the Democratic Party's pirated messaging service. He was convicted last November of seven counts, including lying to Congress, subornation of witnesses and
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