Former attorney general William Barr, who is currently under consideration to once again lead the Department of Justice, has concluded decisively that Trump did not obstruct justice, according to a memo he provided to senior DOJ officials in June.
The 20 page memo, which was obtained by the Wall Street Journal after it was released to lawmakers late Wednesday night, makes the case that Mueller’s investigation into possible obstruction of justice by the president is "fatally misconceived" and encroaches on executive authority.
Barr sent the unsolicited memo on June 8 to deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein as a "former official" who hoped that his "views may be useful."
The former attorney general felt compelled to send the memo after learning through news reports that Mueller was examining whether Trump’s conversation with Comey, in which he asked the then-FBI director to drop the investigation into former national security adviser Mike Flynn, constituted obstruction of justice.
"As I understand it, his theory is premised on a novel and legally insupportable reading of the law," Barr wrote. "Moreover, in my view, if credited by the Justice Department, it would have grave consequences far beyond the immediate confines of this case and would do lasting damage to the Presidency and to the administration of law within the Executive branch."
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