Was Mueller pressured to end his investigation?

[Jarqui]

5. That isn't what Barr assured

https://www.apnews.com/719fb6dc299f43339ead6af26626459d

In addition to this notification, the Special Counsel regulations require that I provide you with “a description and explanation of instances (if any) in which the Attorney General” or acting Attorney General “concluded that a proposed action by a Special Counsel was so inappropriate or unwarranted under established Departmental practices that it should not be pursued.” 28 C.F.R. 600.9(a)(3). There were no such instances during the Special Counsel’s investigation.

So there wasn't a specific proposed action.

Barr had already taken the position that Mueller's efforts on obstruction were misguided
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11952157
so that part of the investigation was effectively dead when Barr got nominated. He is the Special Counsel's unrecused boss.

Maybe something like this happened:
Barr: "Have you got unreasonable doubt on Russian collusion yet?"
Mueller: "Not yet. We're working on it"
Barr "What steps are left for the Russian collusion part?"
Mueller "We're working our way up the responsibility tree with indictments and trying to flip"
Barr "The DOJ can do that. What else ?"
Mueller "... we're chasing down a number of leads from all the evidence we've gathered .. "
Barr "The DOJ can do that too"
Barr "Ok, Bob, let's wrap this up. Trump's all over me. Report on my desk in four weeks, ok?"


Trump to Giuliani "... start leaking to the press Mueller's wrapping up ..."