● In a subsequent phone call, Mueller told Barr that he was concerned in particular that media coverage of the obstruction investigation was misguided and created public misunderstandings about the office’s work, Barr testified. But Barr told Whitehouse that he made a final decision about how to deal with the issue March 24. “I’m not in the business of determining when lies are told to the American people,” Barr told Blumenthal. The suggestion seems to run counter to the frustrated letter Mueller wrote Barr after Barr released what he termed Mueller’s “principal conclusions” March 24. 10:10 a.m.: Mueller requested Barr release investigative summaries immediatelyA letter sent to Barr by Mueller in late March shows the extent of Mueller’s displeasure with how Barr had handled the public release of his report.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2019 12:38 UTC