'Surprised' Justice Department were taken aboack at tone of Robert Mueller's letter to Barr: Report
Justice Department officials were taken aback by the tone of special counsel Robert Mueller’s letter to William Barr that vented his frustration over the attorney general’s four-page summary of his Russia report and said it did not fully capture the “context, nature, and substance” of his office’s work, according to reports.
The Washington Post said Mueller’s letter to Barr, in which he expressed his concerns, was written out in such stark terms that it “shocked senior Justice Department officials,” according people familiar with the matter. The Post also described how some officials were surprised that Mueller had such concerns because until then the pair had been in agreement regarding the redacted release of the report.
The day the letter was sent, the two had a telephone conversation regarding Barr’s findings and the subsequent media coverage of Trump’s alleged obstruction of justice actions. The Justice Department said Barr also took issue with Mueller’s use of the word “summary” when describing his letter, instead saying he was merely stating the special counsel’s principal conclusions.
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