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Robert Mueller confronts AG Barr about his interpretation of the Mueller Report, Barr's credibility to be questioned before Judiciary Committee today

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AG William Barr poses with WH guest at First Steps Act ceremony. Photo by Mona Austin By Mona Austin Special Counsel Robert Mueller called AG William Barr and wrote a letter to the Judiciary Department indicating he was uncomfortable with Barr's summary of the Mueller report.  He said the memo the AG compiled about his Russia Investigation "did not fully capture the context, nature and substance," of his work opening up the flood gate for new questions about the March 24, 4-page summary Barr released to the public.  Some analysts say Mueller pressing the issue gives the impression that Barr willingly misled Congress on April 9, leading to mistrust of his future testimony under oath. Casting doubt on the accuracy of Barr's summary further, Muller wrote in the letter that was shared in the Washington Post, "there is now public confusion about critical conclusions" that interfered with public confidence in his investigation. Barr surmised in a ...