Lawfag #2 here. YES, that's what it means.
>Special Counsel Mueller not consulted on letter.
That's the way the process works. Game rules.
Once the SC turns over his final report, his job is done. It shifts back to the AG.
SC regs – Rule 600.8
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/600.8
(c)Closing documentation. At the conclusion of the Special Counsel's work, he or she shall provide the Attorney General with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions reached by the Special Counsel.
They totally know. That's why they're doubling down. They're dead Dems walking.