Attorney General Barr won’t recuse himself from Mueller investigation

By Diana Stancy Correll

Published March 5, 2019 12:49am ET

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Attorney General Barr won’t recuse himself from Mueller investigation — Attorney General nominee William Barr looks speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Barr will face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee including his views on executive powers. Barr served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush. | Graeme Jennings

Attorney General William Barr will not recuse himself from special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing Russia investigation.

“Following General Barr’s confirmation, senior career ethics officials advised that General Barr should not recuse himself from the Special Counsel’s investigation,” Justice Department spokesperson Kerri Kupec said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. “Consistent with that advice, General Barr has decided not to recuse.”

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