Still, the Senate confirmed him, and he was clear that he would not recuse himself on these grounds. And in reaching a prosecutorial judgment on obstruction, Mr. Barr consulted Mr. Rosenstein, who concurred in the decision to decline prosecution; he also claims to have engaged the Office of Legal Counsel. But the Mueller report marked a low point for more substantive norms of presidential conduct. Mr. Mueller proceeded cautiously on this and other evidence. This was a conservative judgment — but it underscores again the urgent work norms must do if the law is inadequate to the task.

Source: New York Times March 25, 2019 10:00 UTC