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On March 24, Barr sent Congress a four-page letter detailing the report's conclusions. On March 27, Mueller privately wrote to Barr, stating that the March 24 Barr letter "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this office's work and conclusions", and that this led to "public confusion".[46] Mueller asked Barr to release the report's introduction and executive summaries ahead of the full report; Barr declined, saying he preferred to avoid "piecemeal" release of part of the report before releasing a redacted version of the entire document. Justice Department officials described a March 28 call where Mueller expressed to Barr concerns about public misunderstandings of the obstruction investigation due to media coverage.[48] Mueller's March 27 letter made no mention of media coverage. Also on March 24, Barr's letter stated: "The Special Counsel's decision to describe the facts of his obstruction investigation without reaching any legal con