"The letter shows that Mr. Mueller sensed the urgency of his conclusions, and he couldn’t sit idly by as the chief legal officer of the US actively undermined them. Mueller noted he had prepared detailed and accurate summaries of the 2 volumes of the report, on contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian operatives, and on potential obstruction of justice. "Accordingly, the enclosed documents are in a form that can be released to the public consistent with legal requirements and Department policies, I am requesting that you provide these materials to Congress and authorize their public release at this time ” -- in March, the special counsel wanted the crux of his findings delivered to the American public immediately, to clear up the misconceptions Mr. Barr had left with his four-page summary letter to Congress."
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