Epstein Secrets

hes back against Trump's criticism of Justice Dept., says tweets 'make it impossible for me to do my job' The Washington Post By Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky 2/13/2020 Attorney General William R Barr pushed back hard Thursday against President Trump's criticism of the Justice Department, saying, "I'm no

rmoil. In 2016, he tried to unmask a whistle-blower who had criticized one of his senior hires. That led to a fine of $15 million for Barclays from New York's banking regulator, which said that it had uncovered "shortcomings in governance, controls and corporate culture" at the bank. British bank regulator

Barr will not recuse himself from the current prosecution of Epstein, but he will not engage in "any retrospective review" of the 2008 plea deal. Matt Zapotosky reports: "Barr had telegraphed at his confirmation hearing in January that he might have to step aside from any Justice Department reviews of Epste

ier. The other lawyer, Jay P. Lefkowitz, helped secure [the previous deal]. The split nature of Barr's recusal suggests that federal prosecutors in New York — who unsealed new sex trafficking charges against Epstein on EFTA00043093 Monday — might not be investigating authorities' handling of the previ

orkers who were supposed to regularly check on millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein the night he hanged himself in his cell. Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky report: "The Page 17444 EFTA00046955 two corrections workers, wnose names nave not men reieasea, tell under suspicion immediately after Epstein

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meland security officials said." -- A second federal judge blocked the Justice Department's attempt to swap out its attorneys in the census case. Matt Zapotosky reports: "U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel in Maryland wrote in a six-page order that he shared the concerns of a federal judge in New York who

al women's soccer team celebrated its World Cup victory in New York: 'Equal pay, equal pay!:' Highlights from U.S. women's soccer victory parade in New York During a speech at the parade, team co-captain Megan Rapinoe encouraged everyone watching to "be better": German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen

homeland security officials said." -- A second federal judge blocked the Justice Department's attempt to swap out its attorneys in the census case. Matt Zapotosky reports: "U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel in Maryland wrote in a six-page order that he shared the concerns of a federal judge in New York who

tein, who had been convicted in Florida of soliciting an underage EFTA00044385 prostitute, should not be registered as a top-level sex offender in New York. Instead, the prosecutor, Jennifer Gaffney, asked a judge to reduce Mr. Epstein's sex-offender status to the lowest possible classification, which

workers who were supposed to regularly check on millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein the night he hanged himself in his cell. Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky report: "The two corrections workers, whose names have not been released, fell under EFTA00046987 suspicion immediately after Epstein was found e

ew York state officials from the lawsuit, which sought to bar the House from requesting and state officials from turning over Trump's returns using New York's Trust Act, signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) and enacted July 7. ... New York tax officials had agreed not to turn over Trump's records any sooner

s to what he described as a widely understood campaign to pressure a foreign government to investigate Joe Biden. Rachael Bade, Aaron C. Davis and Matt Zapotosky report: "More forcefully than he has before, Sondland declared that the Trump administration would not give Ukraine's newly elected president, Volo

remains. No one dominated this debate, including Buttigieg. The clashes were less ideological than before and more focused on electability. Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg and former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick have taken steps to join the field because Biden has been a weaker candidate t