Mary Trump among those demanding Congress impeach Attorney General Bill Barr

On Tuesday, Attorney General Bill Barr moved in court for his Department of Justice to intervene in an explosive legal case involving President Donald Trump.

"The US Justice Department, in an extraordinary move on Tuesday, asked to take over the defense of President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by E. Jean Carroll, a woman who has accused Trump of sexual assault," CNN reports. "While the alleged sexual assault occurred long before Trump became President, the Justice Department argued that it must take over because Trump's comments spurring the defamation lawsuit came while he was in office. The move -- defending Trump at taxpayer expense -- comes amid ongoing criticism that the Justice Department has acted in the President's personal interests."

Legal experts slammed Barr and the Department of Justice for what was described as an "insane" legal position.

Here's some of what people were saying on Twitter as the #ImpeachBarr hashtag trended.