Mueller Investigators Reportedly Say Full Report ‘More Troubling’ For Trump Than AG Barr Let On
According to a New York Times report published Wednesday evening, members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team think that the actual Mueller report is far “more troubling” for President Donald Trump than Attorney General William Barr let on in his four-page letter.
The Times reports:
Some of Robert S. Mueller III’s investigators have told associates that Attorney General William P. Barr failed to adequately portray the findings of their inquiry and that they were more troubling for President Trump than Mr. Barr indicated, according to government officials and others familiar with their simmering frustrations.
At stake in the dispute — the first evidence of tension between Mr. Barr and the special counsel’s office — is who shapes the public’s initial understanding of one of the most consequential government investigations in American history. Some members of Mr. Mueller’s team are concerned that, because Mr. Barr created the first narrative of the special counsel’s findings, Americans’ views will have hardened before the investigation’s conclusions become public.
Speaking with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, the New York Times’ Mark Mazzetti also noted that the Times piece was more about “shaping history” at this point.
“As we say in the story this is kind of about how the narrative is shaped in these early days after this very consequential investigation. As we know, Barr put out this very bare-bones letter about the summaries [of the Mueller report] and what we heard is there is some frustration among members of the team that it didn’t really capture the extent of the findings, that there is a lot more in there that is, you know, more damning for President Trump.”
He continued on: “So it’s really about shaping history at this point and thus far, the attorney general and the president have had the first say.”
This is a breaking story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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