But he’s recused himself from a Justice Department probe of Alexander Acosta.
in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking and conspiracy case, despite Barr’s previous assurance he would, given Barr worked at a law firm that represented Epstein, as well as a family connection between the two men stretching back decades.
Barr has said he will recuse himself from a probe of Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta’s role in Epstein’s 2008 highly controversial Florida plea deal, when Acosta served as a U.S. attorney. The plea deal wasBarr made the decision after consulting with ethics officials at the Justice Department,
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