…Indeed, in those proceedings, the judge wanted to know exactly what guidance Barr received from Justice Department attorneys. Barr said that legal advice constituted internal deliberations over a prosecutorial decision, and therefore couldn't be shared.
Jackson, unsatisfied, came to the opposite conclusion, ruling that the legal advice Barr pointed to wasn't real: What apparently happened was that the then-attorney general decided to give Trump a pass, and he then had the DOJ cook up an after-the-fact rationalization of the decision Barr had already made…
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/court-rejects-barrs-claim-orders-release-memo-trump-obstruction-rcna44480
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