On Thursday morning, Attorney General William Barr gave yet another explanation of his handling of the special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Over the roughly 30 minutes of prepared remarks and the handful of questions that followed, Barr made clear that whatever happened with the report was his decision to make.

In response to a question from a reporter about why Mueller wasn’t there himself, Barr, with more than a hint of frustration, asserted that the Mueller report was a confidential document for him alone. As he put it, “It’s a report he did for me as attorney general. … I’m here to discuss my response.”