Bolton privately told Barr last year that he had concerns that Trump was effectively granting personal favors to the autocratic leaders of Turkey and China. Barr resp by pointing to a pair of DOJ invest of cos in those countries and said he was worried that Trump had created the
appearance that he had undue influence over what would typically be independent inquiries. Backing up his point Barr mentioned conversations Trump had with the leaders, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and President Xi Jinping of China
