IMHO there is a lot of fog of war currently and things will be clear in a short while.
Since Barr is far from stupid, and if we know the facts, he obviously does too. I think a fair number of good guys are dissembling right now. I think of several reasons why.
I know you like Barr but he has twice undermined Trump publicly recently. He’s now free to say what he wants, he doesn’t work for the govt anymore.