Thread by @JuddLegum

1. Some perspective on the BuzzFeed controversy

The central claim in BuzzFeed's story that Mueller disputes is this: Cohen "told the special counsel that after the election, the president personally instructed him to lie"

Mueller says Buzzfeed's "description" is "not accurate"

2. We know Cohen talked to Mueller's office and we know they discussed Cohen's decision to lie to Congress about when the pursuit of Trump's Moscow ended.

But what did Cohen say?

This isn't a mystery. There is a transcript. Sometime soon, the transcript should be released.

3. There is clearly some ambiguity about what Cohen told Congress. His lawyer wrote at one point that Cohen lied about the Moscow project "in accordance with Client-1’s directives" (Client-1 is Trump)

But in his allocation to the court, Cohen did not say he was directed by Trump

4. This ambiguity can be resolved by releasing the transcript.

Many people are confidently declaring that BuzzFeed's piece is garbage. BuzzFeed maintains its true.

But how can anyone really have a view without reading this transcript?

5. Mueller keeps his work secret as it goes along to preserve the integrity of the process.

But ultimately these are matters of PUBLIC CONCERN

At some point (hopefully soon) Mueller will release the transcript and we can all judge whether BuzzFeed's description is accurate

6. There is a tendency to treat this like sporting event. This media outlet lost the day! Trump wins the day!

But there is an underlying truth that goes to the heart of our democracy.

We still don't know the truth and we deserve the truth.