U.S. Attorney General William Barr will not recuse himself from oversight over the ongoing investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller, a Justice Department spokeswoman said Monday night.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> The newly appointed Barr's decision not to recuse follows guidance from"senior career ethics officials" at the Justice Department, the spokeswoman said.
Barr last year, while a lawyer in private practice, had sent the Justice Department an unsolicited memo that criticized Mueller's investigation. During his confirmation hearings, Barr had said that if Justice ethics officials urged him to recuse himself but that he disagreed with their recommendation he would not follow it. But Barr also said he"absolutely" would guarantee that Mueller would not be fired as special counsel without good cause, and also said it would"unimaginable" for Mueller to do anything that would warrant termination.
Sessions' recusal, combined with the firing of FBI Director James Comey by Trump in early 2017, set in motion the appointment of Mueller as special counsel by Sessions's deputy, Rod Rosentein that year.
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