Sentencing recommendations of trumps longtime political adviser roger stone. Especially after the president congratulated him for taking charge in the matter. In an interview with abc news today barr said the president never asked him to intervene in the criminal case but condemned trumps tweets. Here he goes. Public statements and tweets made about the department, about our people in the department, our men and women here, about cases pending in the department, and about judges before whom we have cases make it impossible for me to do my job and to assure the courts and the prosecutors and the department that were doing our work with integrity. Well, barr was also asked if hes prepared for blowback from the president for speaking out this way. I am responsible for everything that happens in the department. But the thing i have most responsibility for are the issues that are brought to me for decision. And i will make those decisions based on what i think is the right thing to do, and