Epstein Secrets

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

n the country." -- Two active-duty Marines were arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle three undocumented Mexican immigrants through California. Meagan Flynn reports: "Lance Cpls. Byron Darnell Law II EFTA00043102 and David Javier Salazar-Quintero, based in Camp Pendleton, Calif., were arraigned Monday

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

food festival -- Three people are dead and at least 15 injured after a shooting Sunday evening at a food festival in Gilroy, Calif. Allyson Chiu, Meagan Flynn and Faiz Siddiqui report: "One gunman was killed by officers at the scene, Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said early Monday morning. Police are s

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

igning "searches." He's been charged with 52 counts of racketeering, false imprisonment, misconduct and evidence fabrication, among other charges. (Meagan Flynn) 9. A new Nature article argued that humans first reached Europe 210,000 years ago, about 160,000 years earlier than previously estimated. But som

ey said. Prosecutors want the trial to begin in June 2020, while Epstein's defense wants it to start after Labor Day of next year. (Renae Merle and Matt Zapotosky) -- Princess Haya Bint Hussein, one of the six wives of Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Maktoum, is seeking protection from him. She's n

tunning." EFTA00044150 QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The people who suffered under your reign as prosecutor, you owe them an apology." — Gabbard to Harris (Meagan Flynn) Subscribe on Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple HomePod and other podcast players. Welcome to the Daily 202, PowerPost's morning briefing for decis