Barr Recalls Telling Trump About Epstein’s Death: ‘You Won’t Believe This’
The late-night call that reshaped the country’s most notorious prison scandal wasn’t placed by an investigator or a prison official — it came directly from then–Attorney General Bill Barr, who said he phoned President…
The late-night call that reshaped the country’s most notorious prison scandal wasn’t placed by an investigator or a prison official — it came directly from then–Attorney General Bill Barr, who said he phoned President Donald Trump the moment Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in federal custody.
According to Fox News, Barr shared the story on the “Ruthless” podcast, where he described learning of the news from his chief of staff and immediately calling Trump to inform him.
The shocking moment, Barr said, unfolded in real time, long before rumors and conspiracy theories took hold.
“I called him as soon as I heard about it,” Barr said. “I was sitting in my library at home, and my chief of staff called and said, ‘Hey Bill, there’s been a real f–k up.’”
According to Barr, his chief of staff explained that Epstein, one of the most high-profile inmates in the federal system at the time, had apparently taken his own life.
“He said, ‘It appears he committed suicide,’ and he was an important prisoner… Jesus Christ, what the hell’s going on here?” Barr said.
Barr said he contacted investigators immediately.
“The FBI was already looking at it. I called the inspector general and said, ‘Get all over this, investigate it,’” Barr said. He noted the Bureau of Prisons had also begun an internal review, though the incident happened inside its own facilities.