EFTA00018398.pdf
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Events
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Summary
An email from July 9, 2019, sent by a Public Affairs officer at the U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY), circulating a CNBC article. The article details Attorney General Bill Barr's decision not to recuse himself from the 2019 federal prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, distinguishing this from his recusal regarding the internal review of the earlier non-prosecution deal overseen by Alex Acosta, due to Barr's past employment with Kirkland & Ellis.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Barr | Attorney General |
Subject of the article; decided not to recuse himself from the current Epstein prosecution but remains recused from t...
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Accused child sex trafficker |
Subject of federal criminal prosecution; accused of abusing underage girls.
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| Alex Acosta | Labor Secretary / Former U.S. Attorney |
Under scrutiny for his role in approving a controversial no-prosecution deal for Epstein in the mid-2000s.
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| [Redacted] | Public Affairs Officer |
Sender of the email from U.S. Attorney's Office SDNY.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| United States Department of Justice |
Government body overseeing the prosecution.
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| U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York |
Prosecuting office for the current Epstein case; sender's organization.
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| Kirkland & Ellis |
Law firm that represented Epstein in 2008; Bill Barr joined this firm in 2009.
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| CNBC |
Source of the news article.
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| CNN |
Mentioned in the subject line.
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Timeline (3 events)
2008
Kirkland & Ellis represented Epstein during Florida investigation.
Florida
2019-07-09
DOJ official confirms Bill Barr will not recuse himself from the new Epstein prosecution.
Washington D.C. / New York
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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Location of Epstein's residence (Upper East Side) and jurisdiction of current prosecution.
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Location of Epstein's residence and previous investigation.
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Location where Acosta served as U.S. Attorney.
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Relationships (3)
Barr joined that law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, in 2009.
Kirkland & Ellis had represented Epstein in 2008.
Acosta involvement in approving a controversial no-prosecution deal with the wealthy financier a decade ago.
Key Quotes (3)
"Attorney General William Barr will not recuse himself from involvement in the new federal criminal prosecution of accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein"Source
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"I'm recused from that matter because one of the law firms that represented Epstein long ago was a firm I subsequently joined for a period of time"Source
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"Due to his prior association with Kirkland and Ellis, the Attorney General has and will remain recused from any retrospective review of the resolution of the earlier [Southern District of Florida] matter"Source
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From:
To:
Cc:
Subject: CNN; Attorney General Bill Barr will not recuse himself from Jeffrey Epstein child sex
prosecution
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:55:02 +0000
Importance: High
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/09/bill-barr-will-not-recuse-himself-in-jeffrey-epstein-prosecution.html
Attorney General Bill Barr
will not recuse himself from
Jeffrey Epstein child sex
prosecution
PUBLISHED 10 MIN AGO
Attorney General William Barr will not recuse himself from involvement in the new federal criminal
prosecution of accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, an official said Tuesday.
But Barr will recuse himself from an internal Justice Department probe of current Labor Secretary's
Alex Acosta involvement in approving a controversial no-prosecution deal with the wealthy
financier a decade ago, an official said.
Barr's decision to have oversight over the Epstein prosecution came on the heels of reports that he
had recused himself from the case, which is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the
Southern District of New York.
And it came as a bevy of Democratic members of Congress and presidential candidates demanded
that Acosta resign because of his role as then-U.S. Attorney in Miami in signing off on a deal to not
prosecute Epstein in the mid-2000s.
Epstein, 66, is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls from 2002 to 2005 after they
were brought to his luxurious residences on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and in Palm Beach,
Fla.
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To:
Cc:
Subject: CNN; Attorney General Bill Barr will not recuse himself from Jeffrey Epstein child sex
prosecution
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:55:02 +0000
Importance: High
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/09/bill-barr-will-not-recuse-himself-in-jeffrey-epstein-prosecution.html
Attorney General Bill Barr
will not recuse himself from
Jeffrey Epstein child sex
prosecution
PUBLISHED 10 MIN AGO
Attorney General William Barr will not recuse himself from involvement in the new federal criminal
prosecution of accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, an official said Tuesday.
But Barr will recuse himself from an internal Justice Department probe of current Labor Secretary's
Alex Acosta involvement in approving a controversial no-prosecution deal with the wealthy
financier a decade ago, an official said.
Barr's decision to have oversight over the Epstein prosecution came on the heels of reports that he
had recused himself from the case, which is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the
Southern District of New York.
And it came as a bevy of Democratic members of Congress and presidential candidates demanded
that Acosta resign because of his role as then-U.S. Attorney in Miami in signing off on a deal to not
prosecute Epstein in the mid-2000s.
Epstein, 66, is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls from 2002 to 2005 after they
were brought to his luxurious residences on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and in Palm Beach,
Fla.
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Epstein was being eyed for the same alleged conduct in Florida that federal prosecutors have now
charged him with in Manhattan.
A Justice Department official on Tuesday said that Barr consulted with career ethics officials at the
department, and concluded he did not have to recuse himself from the current prosecution in
Manhattan.
However, Barr was quoted Monday as saying he was recusing himself from the Epstein case.
"I'm recused from that matter because one of the law firms that represented Epstein long ago was a
firm I subsequently joined for a period of time," Barr told reporters on Monday.
Barr joined that law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, in 2009.
Kirkland & Ellis had represented Epstein in 2008, when he was being investigated in Florida.
Barr's comment Monday seems to have referred — or does so now — to his continued recusal from
the Justice Department's internal probe into the non-prosecution of Epstein as signed off by Acosta.
"Due to his prior association with Kirkland and Ellis, the Attorney General has and will remain
recused from any retrospective review of the resolution of the earlier [Southern District of Florida]
matter," the Justice Department official told CNBC on Tuesday.
[Redacted]
Public Affairs
United States Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney's Office | Southern District of New York
[Redacted]
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charged him with in Manhattan.
A Justice Department official on Tuesday said that Barr consulted with career ethics officials at the
department, and concluded he did not have to recuse himself from the current prosecution in
Manhattan.
However, Barr was quoted Monday as saying he was recusing himself from the Epstein case.
"I'm recused from that matter because one of the law firms that represented Epstein long ago was a
firm I subsequently joined for a period of time," Barr told reporters on Monday.
Barr joined that law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, in 2009.
Kirkland & Ellis had represented Epstein in 2008, when he was being investigated in Florida.
Barr's comment Monday seems to have referred — or does so now — to his continued recusal from
the Justice Department's internal probe into the non-prosecution of Epstein as signed off by Acosta.
"Due to his prior association with Kirkland and Ellis, the Attorney General has and will remain
recused from any retrospective review of the resolution of the earlier [Southern District of Florida]
matter," the Justice Department official told CNBC on Tuesday.
[Redacted]
Public Affairs
United States Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney's Office | Southern District of New York
[Redacted]
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