Barr will not recuse himself from Epstein prosecution: Official

Published July 9, 2019 3:45pm ET



Attorney General William Barr won’t recuse himself from overseeing the prosecution of alleged child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in the Southern District of New York, said to a Justice Department official who spoke with the Washington Examiner today.

That reverses the position that Barr took Monday with reporters.

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