Not a lawfag, but it looks to me Mueller just threw all signers of the FISA docs under the bus.
Mueller is in full cover his ass mode here and let Barr know he didn’t think the FBI had anything but considering the mandate, he didn’t let facts deter him from his investigations.
Barr to Mueller:
“Was the Steele report a ‘trusted and verified’ report per Intel to continue especially considering the funding party was the opposition party?”
Mueller to Barr:
“Those facts were never taken into consideration.” “FISC granted auth to conduct based on conclusions presented.”
Barr to Mueller:
“Was FISC made aware of all details surrounding the dossier?”
Mueller to Barr:
“No.” “We believe there was urgency placed on the auth given the gravity and timeline of events that those involved negated to populate fully.”