Lawyer for Lev Parnas says Barr has a conflict of interest and should recuse himself from criminal case (Washington Post)

Washington Post, January 20, 2020

Lawyer for Lev Parnas says Barr has a conflict of interest and should recuse himself from criminal case

The letter also notes that Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as the New York City Bar Association, have called for Barr to recuse himself from matters tied to the Ukraine scandal. Justice Department officials have sought to distance the attorney general from the White House and Giuliani on matters connected to Ukraine, with Barr’s allies confiding to reporters last year that he was frustrated with Giuliani for using unconventional channels to pursue investigations of interest to the president.

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