this is from jeff berman's book called holding the line. he says, quote, while michael cohen had pleaded guilty, our office comes continued to pursue other possible campaign finance violations. when bill barr took over of trans attorney general, six months afterwards, barr not only tried to kill in litigations, but incredibly, he's adjusted that michael cohen's conviction on campaign finance charges should be reversed. attorney general barr, summoned by deputy rod pisani overseeing the cohen case in late february, to challenge the basis of cohen's guilty plea, as well as the reason behind pursuing similar campaign-finance charges against other individuals. he was told to cease all investigators work on the campaign-finance allegations, until maine justice determined that there was a legal basis for the campaign-finance charges, to which cohen pled guilty, and until barr himself determined there was a sufficient federal interest in pursuing charges against others. the directive attorney general barr gave, amplified that same day by a follow-