1/ Attorney General Bill Barr said Trump’s “constant background commentary� about the Justice Department “make it impossible for me to do my job� and that “I’m not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody.� Barr’s comments came in response to Trump congratulating Barr for “taking charge� and personally intervening to overruling career prosecutors’ sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone. Barr added, that “I think it’s time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases.� (ABC News / New York Times / Axios / NPR)

2/ The former U.S. attorney in charge of the Roger Stone prosecution resigned – two days after Trump abruptly withdrew her nomination for a top job at the agency. Jessie Liu, who previously headed the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, oversaw several cases that originated with Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including prosecutions of Stone and Michael Flynn. (NBC News / CNN)