Despite Barr's warning, Trump insists he has a right to intervene in criminal cases

Pres. Trump pushes back on Attorney General Bill Barr's warning not to interfere in criminal cases, insisting he has the 'legal right' to do so.

, pushing back on Barr's warning not to interfere in criminal cases, insisting he has the"legal right" to do so.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 12, 2020, in Washington. Attorney General William Barr speaks to ABC News' Pierre Thomas during an interview on Feb. 13, 2020. "To have 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," Barr said.File photo: Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 26, 2019, in Washington.

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