Investigators for the special counsel’s office were air-tight for two years. Remarkably, no leaks in a town that lives for leaks. But suddenly it’s a different story. They’re talking, anonymously to reporters and expressing their disappointment at what’s been released by Attorney General William Barr, or what hasn’t been released. The Washington Post writes:
Members of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s team have told associates they are frustrated with the limited information Attorney General William P. Barr has provided about their nearly two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether President Trump sought to obstruct justice, according to people familiar with the matter.
The New York Times first broke the story:
The special counsel’s investigators had already written multiple summaries of the report, and some team members believe that Mr. Barr should have included more of their material in the four-page letter he wrote on March 24 laying out their main conclusions, according to government officials familiar with the investigation. Mr. Barr only briefly cited the special counsel’s work in his letter.
Member of Mueller’s team told the Post evidence they had gathered on obstruction was “alarming and significant.” The Post also reported Mueller’s team assumed their summaries would be released so the public could read the findings in their own words.
Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani says the reports come from “disgruntled staffers.”
The Department of Justice issued a statement later Thursday attempting to justify the delay in releasing Mueller’s findings saying that every page of the report may contain confidential information.
