Barr isn't going anywhere

United States Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he was considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump ignored his warning about posting on social media about Justice Department cases, an administration official told The Associated Press news agency.

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Perhaps he considered it in the moment he said it. But he's not seriously considering it.

The administration official was not authorised to discuss Barr's private remarks and requested anonymity.

It is unclear how seriously Barr had considered resigning, or whether he was instead trying to pressure Trump to not post provocative tweets about the Justice Department.

Barr's spokeswoman said late on Tuesday that the attorney general "has no plans to resign."

Uh-huh.

But considering resigning from his post suggests he sees the Justice Department's reputation as an institution that makes decisions on criminal cases independently, unmoved and unbound by political sway, as more important than his allegiance to the president.

In a word: no.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.