The leaks about the real Mueller report are starting to come, revealing a pitched battle between Robert Mueller's prosecutors and Attorney General William Barr over his portrayal of their two long years of work. In a New York Times piece titled "Some on Mueller’s Team See Their Findings as More Damaging for Trump Than Barr Revealed," we are getting the first glimpses of push back from Mueller's team about Barr's sketchy four-page summary of their 400 page-plus work product.

The Times story doesn't include a single direct quote from either Mueller's team or the Justice Department. It reads like a classic reporter's conundrum piece, where you're hearing from a lot of sources who decline to go on the record (or even on background) with a direct quote. Instead, we get third-party background confirmation that Mueller's prosecutors believe Barr has misrepresented the conclusions of their investigation.

Some of Robert S. Mueller III’s investigators have told associates that Attorney General William P. Barr failed to adequately portray the findings of their inquiry and that they were more troubling for President Trump than Mr. Barr indicated, according to government officials and others familiar with their simmering frustrations. At stake in the dispute — the first evidence of tension between Mr. Barr and the special counsel’s office — is who shapes the public’s initial understanding of one of the most consequential government investigations in American history. Some members of Mr. Mueller’s team are concerned that, because Mr. Barr created the first narrative of the special counsel’s findings, Americans’ views will have hardened before the investigation’s conclusions become public.

In other words, Mueller's team is getting antsy that Barr has buried their good work, and they're starting to realize that with each passing day, their findings are less likely to get traction with the American public. In addition, Barr chose to publish his own summary over others provided by Mueller's team.