Mr. Barr has not made his motivation clear. But in three months as attorney general, he has aligned himself with the president’s dim view of the inquiry. Mr. Barr decided that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Mr. Trump for obstruction of justice, a decision that the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, declined to make. The document was written in legalese and issued as a memorandum on White House letterhead. “And he now has a capable lieutenant in the attorney general to help him do just that.”

Source: New York Times May 25, 2019 17:26 UTC