Here it is: Letter Special Counsel Mueller sent to AG Barr

[MelissaB]

House Judiciary has just received a copy of the letter Special Counsel Mueller sent to AG Barr

Link to tweet

[Botany]

1. Over 1 month ago Mueller told Barr to release his report.

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“Release at this time would alleviate the misunderstanding that have arisen and would answer congressional and public questions about the nature about the nature and outcome of our investigation.”

[gademocrat7]

2. Barr is obstructing justice.

[Yavin4]

3. "The Honorable William P. Barr"? pfffftt! n/t

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. .....

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. I was actually hoping it would read....

...."What the fuck, Bill?"

But alas....

[PJMcK]

18. Actually, that's exactly what the letter says

Mr. Mueller simply used lawyer-speak.

(wink)

[Hamlette]

24. yup

after learning how and why it is done, the sentence accusing Barr of not capturing the context etc translates word for word to "WTF????????????"

[William Seger]

6. Barr MUST go! Resign or be impeached

He lied to Congress when he said he didn't know if Mueller agreed with his "summary" -- that's all the reason they need to impeach his ass. Like Trump himself, this cannot be allowed to stand.

[Johnny2X2X]

7. This was before they redacted 50%

Mueller wanted it released, all of it.

That half is the damning stuff. We haven’t seen the report yet.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

13. Only 10% was redacted.

Mueller didn’t ask for the full report to be released, but for his summaries to be released.

[Johnny2X2X]

14. Barr says 10%

I don’t believe him.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

15. The facts say 10%. Read the report, easy to do the math. nt

[bigbrother05]

8. Need to see the document that came with the letter

Those will let us make a clear comparison with what Mueller intended to be released initially vs the 4 page Barr summary.

[mopinko]

9. impeach barr.

now.

[ffr]

10. Drag Barr to the tool shed.

[saidsimplesimon]

21. Thanks for the link to Resistance activities.

I will support my local "need to impeach" group in making phone calls.

[Ramsey Barner]

11. So the letter was received at the OAG

by someone who can't spell "received."
Is someone in the OAG the source?

[FailureToCommunicate]

12. Interesting catch!

[MythosMaster]

16. I caught that also

[tymorial]

26. Trump purged everyone with half a brain

[onenote]

32. OAG wasn't necessarily the source

The notation that the letter was received at OAG might be on a duplicate copy sought and received by the Special Counsel's office. It is quite common in government to hand deliver letters, memos, briefs, etc. and for the sender to ask for and receive a "date stamped" copy for their files as proof of the delivery and receipt of the document.

Can't say for certain if that's the case here, but it wouldn't be surprising and my guess is that the source is someone in the Special Counsel's Office not the OAG.

[Javaman]

17. in summation...

Mueller thinks the orange asshole is guilty as shit and the shithead burr tried to wallpaper that over.

[yaesu]

19. Barr on the word spying when describing the FBI investigation

Barr, "I use that word all the time, spy me a beer from the fridge, I spy that TV show a lot, spy me a river..."

[BumRushDaShow]

20. When Sen. Whitehouse asked him about this and the "enclosures" that came with this letter

Barr bullshitted and then LIED claiming that the "enclosures" were the "full report" and the "summaries" were "embedded".

That letter was sent to him AFTER Mueller had already submitted the "full report" and was a result of the 19-page bullshit that Barr put out there and then had a press conference about. I.e., Mueller noted that there was "confusion" being expressed about the report itself due to Barr's "summary".

Whitehouse then demanded that the Committee be given copies of whatever hasn't been given to them already. Hopefully other Senators yet present their questions will harp on this.

[TNNurse]

22. Well, Trump gets away with lying every day.

Pretty sure Barr thought he could, too.

[Foolacious]

23. Here is the full text of the letter

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U.S. Department of Justice
The Special Counsel's Office
Washington, DC. 20530

March 27, 2019
<handwriting>Received OAG March 28, 2019</handwriting>

The Honorable William P. Barr
Attorney General of the United States
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.

Re: Report of the Special Counsel on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election and Obstruction of Justice (March 2019)

Dear Attorney General Barr:

I previously sent you a letter dated March 25, 2019, that enclosed the introduction and executive summary for each volume of the Special Counsel's report marked with redactions to remove any information that potentially could be protected by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e); that concerned declination decisions; or that related to a charged case. We also had marked an additional two sentences for review and have now confirmed that these sentences can be released publicly.

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.

As we stated in our meeting of March 5 and reiterated to the Department early in the afternoon of March 24, the introductions and executive summaries of our two-volume report accurately summarize this Office's work and conclusions. The summary letter the Department sent to Congress and released to the public late in the afternoon of March 24 did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office's work and conclusions. We communicated that concern to the Department on the morning of March 25. There is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation. This threatens to undermine a central purpose for which the Department appointed the Special Counsel: to assure full public confidence in the outcome of the investigations. See Department of Justice, Press Release (May 17, 2017).

While we understand that the Department is reviewing the full report to determine what is appropriate for public release -- a process that our Office is working with you to complete -- that process need not delay release of the enclosed materials. Release at this time would alleviate the misunderstandings that have arisen and would answer congressional and public questions about the nature and outcome of our investigation. It would also accord with the standard for public release of notifications to Congress cited in your letter. See 28 C.F.R. § 609(c) ("the Attorney General may determine that public release" of congressional notifications "would be in the public interest" ) .

Sincerely yours,
<signature/>
Robert S. Mueller, III
Special Counsel

Enclosures

[SWBTATTReg]

25. Time to act is now. When will our representatives in Congress get 'tough' and follow through ...

on Contempt of Congress charges? For failing to comply with providing Congress as requested the full text of Mueller's report and attachments?

[George II]

27. That's one tough letter, and he includes dates - March 5, March 24, March 25, and this letter....

...dated March 27. ALL before Barr testified on March 28, when he lied about what Mueller told him.

[4139]

28. They print letters with text and signature on the backside?

I’m old... is that wHt they do now a days?

[Martin Eden]

29. After this letter, Barr publicly stated he did'nt know if Mueller agreed with his 4 page summary

The Attorney General of the United States is a lying sack of shit trying to obstruct justice.

[Jarqui]

30. Barr should be impeached. What he did is blatant. nt

[calimary]

31. Well, at least they acknowledged - and met - the deadline.

I was prepared for yet another arbitrary stonewalling job. Color me somewhat surprised.