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Good morning. I'm James Holman from the Washington Post and this is the Daily

202 for Friday, February 14th. In today's news, the coronavirus is

cramping Valentine's Day flower sales.

Senate Republicans made torpedo President Trump's Federal Reserve nominee,

and Trump allies are starting to focus attention on Pete Buda Judge's sexual orientation.

But first, the big idea.

Attorney General Bill Barr pushed back last night against Trump's attacks on the Justice Department.

He told ABC News that he's not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody.

The remarkable public rebuke of the president be bullied or influenced by anybody.

The remarkable public rebuke of the president by a sitting member of the cabinet arose

from a crisis of confidence at DOJ, which has been accused this week of buckling to an

angry tweet the president issued

after learning of prosecutor's initial prison recommendation for his longtime

friend Roger Stone. Far told ABC that it's time for Trump to stop tweeting about active criminal cases.

To have public statements and tweets made about the department,

about 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 and to assure the courts

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