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nited States. In between his government service, he's taken lucrative private sector jobs, as general counsel for Deutsche Bank and as a partner at Kirkland & Ellis. Andy McCarthy was one of Khuzami's fellow prosecutors in the Blind Sheikh case. In his book "Willful Blindness," McCarthy describes Khuzami as fea
" in their handling of a 2008 plea deal reached between Acosta, then the US attorney in Miami, and Epstein. EFTA00065017 In a statement Thursday, Sasse called for the Justice Department to re-examine Epstein's deal. "I'm relieved that the court agrees that it was wrong to hide this child rapist's pa
nited States. In between his government service, he's taken lucrative private sector jobs, as general counsel for Deutsche Bank and as a partner at Kirkland & Ellis. Andy McCarthy was one of Khuzami's fellow prosecutors in the Blind Sheikh case. In his book "Willful Blindness," McCarthy describes Khuzami as fea
nal misconduct" in their handling of a 2008 plea deal reached between Acosta, then the US attorney in Miami, and Epstein. In a statement Thursday, Sasse called for the Justice Department to re-examine Epstein's deal. "I'm relieved that the court agrees that it was wrong to hide this child rapist's pa
States Senate Washington, DC 20510-0001 AG & DAG Congressional Priority (Reed from OLA via email) In light of the professional ties to the firm, Kirkland & Ellis that previously represented Jeffrey Epstein, requesting the AG & DAG recuse themselves from any and all matters related to his case in order to ens
Attorney General Barr has already suggested that recusal is necessary. During Attorney General Barr's confirmation hearing, he was asked by Senator Sasse to "mak[e] sure that there is a full and thorough investigation into the way DOJ handled the [2008] Epstein case."14 Attorney General Barr replied,
y in October 2006. After graduating from law school, Acosta served a federal appellate clerkship; an 18-month term as an associate at the firm of Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, D.C.; approximately four years as a policy fellow and law school lecturer; and nearly two years as a Deputy Assistant Attorney Gener
ssible misconduct by Department of Justice attorneys.” On February 6, 2019, the Department of Justice Office of Legislative Affairs advised Senator Sasse that OPR had opened vi an investigation into the matter and would review the USAO’s decision to resolve the federal investigation of Epstein t
Entities connected to both Kirkland & Ellis and Sasse

Jeffrey Epstein
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Jay Lefkowitz
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George W. Bush
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Alexander Acosta
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Department of Justice
ORGANIZATIONLeon Black
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Donald Trump
PERSONthe Southern District
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Ben Sasse
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Alan Dershowitz
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Ken Starr
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Prince Andrew
PERSONJane Doe
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Julie K. Brown
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Bill Clinton
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Kenneth Marra
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Joe Biden
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United States
LOCATIONMartin Weinberg
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William Barr
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