Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

William Barr Is Cornered by Bob Mueller

The attorney general’s memo apparently did not capture the substance of the Mueller probe’s findings. Might Barr have perjured himself?

May 1, 2019 at 11:00 AM UTC

By Timothy L. O'Brien

Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

Barr has some explaining to do.
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During a congressional hearing on April 9, Representative Charlie Crist, a Florida Democrat, asked Attorney General William Barr if he knew why Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators were reportedly upset about a recent letter released by Barr. The missive summarized the Mueller team’s still unpublished findings from its conspiracy and obstruction probe involving President Donald Trump, his advisers and Russia.

“Reports have emerged recently, general, that members of the special counsel’s team are frustrated at some level with the limited information included in your March 24th letter. That it does not adequately or accurately, necessarily, portray the report’s findings,” Crist said. “Do you know what they are referencing with that?