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Edwin Meese backs Trump’s ‘legal right’ but says intervening in criminal cases ‘not a wise thing’

FILE - In this July 11, 2019, file photo, Attorney General William Barr, left, and President Donald Trump turn to leave after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington. Attorney General William Barr took a public swipe Thursday at President Donald Trump, saying that the presidents tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases make it impossible for me to do my job. Barr made the comment during an interview with ABC News just days after the Justice Department overruled its own prosecutors. they had initially recommended in a court filing that President Donald Trumps longtime ally and confidant Roger Stone be sentenced to 7 to 9 years in prison. But the next day, the Justice Department took the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek for Stone. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III backed up President Trump’s declaration that while a president has the “legal right” to intervene in criminal cases pursued by his Justice Department, it is “not a wise thing to do.”

Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg waves with husband Chasten Buttigieg, left, at a primary night election rally in Nashua, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg gives his thumbs-up after speaking during a campaign event at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (James H. Wallace/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

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Attorney Sidney Powell (left) asked for an independent review of the prosecution of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn (center.) Ms. Powell filed a series of arguments accusing the FBI and special counsel team of gross misconduct. (Associated Press)

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