Overlooked remarks from Epstein jail guards blow hole in Trump admin narrative: report

A past statement released by former Attorney General Bill Barr came under new scrutiny Friday after famed Jeffrey Epstein reporter Julie K. Brown flagged a series of overlooked remarks from two jail guards who were tasked with monitoring Epstein the night he died.

On August 10, 2019, the day Epstein was found dead in his New York jail cell, then-Attorney General Bill Barr released a statement on the disgraced financier’s death. Epstein’s death was ruled a suicide by hanging.

“I was...