Barr announces DOJ inspector general investigation into Epstein death

Published August 10, 2019 5:16pm ET



Attorney General William Barr announced following Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide Saturday morning that Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz launched an investigation into the circumstances of the accused child sex trafficker’s death in his prison cell.

This move is in addition to the FBI inquiry already underway. The FBI declined to comment about its investigation.

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