'Leading' Epstein investigator exposed for 'personal interest' in quashing probe: report

A top Justice Department official currently “leading investigations” into Jeffrey Epstein was hit with accusations Thursday of holding a “very personal interest” in limiting the scope of the agency’s probe into the disgraced financier and any potential co-conspirators, The Lever reported.

That official is Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, a position he was nominated for by President Donald Trump last November.

“Jay Clayton has a very personal interest...