Mueller Disputes Barr’s Characterization Of Trump Probe Findings

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller testifies during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee June 19, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Mueller confirmed that the FBI uses drones for domestic surveillance during the hearing on FBI oversight. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Special Counsel Robert Mueller wrote a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr in March objecting to Barr’s characterization of the investigation that appeared to clear the president of obstruction of justice charges. From The New York Times:

“The letter adds to the growing evidence of a rift between them and is another sign of the anger among the special counsel’s investigatorsabout Mr. Barr’s characterization of their findings, which allowed Mr. Trump to wrongly claim he had been vindicated.

“It was unclear what specific objections Mr. Mueller raised in his letter. Mr. Barr defended his descriptions of the investigation’s conclusions in conversations with Mr. Mueller over the days after he sent the letter, according to two people with knowledge of their discussions.”

Meanwhile, The Washington Post reports Barr’s four-page letter on the investigation “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance” of Mueller’s work, according to a copy of the letter reviewed Tuesday by The Washington Post.”

Barr is scheduled to testify before Congress tomorrow.

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