“The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities,” Mueller wrote, according to Barr’s letter. In other words, Barr’s letter was not meant to be exhaustive, and it isn’t. Once Barr’s letter was released, it took very little time for observers to note that Barr and Rosenstein were making the evaluation on obstruction, not Mueller. We know from Barr’s Friday letter to Congress that this wasn’t because the Justice Department intervened. Or, going deeper: Who were the Trump campaign staffers who were contacted by Russians working for the Internet Research Agency?

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2019 21:06 UTC