Event Details
January 15, 2019
Description
Sen. Ben Sasse questioned attorney general nominee William Barr about the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sasse | person | 43 | View Entity |
| William Barr | person | 72 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document is an email chain dated March 5, 2019, between attorney Lilly Sanchez and a recipient identified as 'J' (jeevacation@gmail.com). The correspondence is marked 'Privileged' with significant redactions in the message bodies. The visible content consists of a pasted Miami Herald article by Julie K. Brown reporting that the Miami U.S. Attorney's Office recused itself from the Jeffrey Epstein case and reassigned it to Atlanta, following scrutiny involving Attorney General nominee William Barr.
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