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Robert Mueller complained to William Barr about how Barr characterized the Russia investigation

WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III complained to Attorney General William Barr that Barr's initial letter to Congress about the Russia investigation did not "fully capture the context, nature and substance of this office's work and conclusions," a Justice Department official said Tuesday.

Mueller also wrote that Barr's four-page letter on March 24, two days after Mueller had filed his final report, sowed "public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the internal debate.

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