Article snippet: MORE under scrutiny. In the 11 months since President Trump tapped him as his second attorney general, Barr has emerged as one of Trump’s most trusted Cabinet officials. He is a frequent face at official events at the White House and elsewhere, and the president regularly cheers him for the job he is doing as the nation’s top law enforcement officer. Barr has also been at the center of multiple politically charged episodes in the Trump presidency, in part as a result of his proximity to the president. He’s a popular target of Democrats, who accuse him of politicizing the Department of Justice (DOJ) and acting as the president’s personal attorney. Indeed, some legal experts say Barr has taken steps that undermine his commitment to keep DOJ above politics. Now, his relationship with Trump and his pledged commitment to independence are being put to the test amid the fallout over the president’s phone call with the leader of Ukraine, during which Trump suggested his counterpart in Kiev to coordinate with Barr and personal attorney MORE on probes into the 2016 election and the Biden family. Trump vigorously denied reports this week that he wanted Barr to hold a press conference declaring he broke no laws during his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and that the attorney general denied to do so. On Friday, Trump told reporters that he didn’t make the request but that he believed Barr would oblige if he did. “If I asked Bill Barr to have a press conferenc... Link to the full article to read more