Article snippet: Federal officials are coming under immense and mounting public pressure to explain Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide in his federal jail cell over the weekend. News of the accused sex trafficker and financier’s death was met with immediate outrage and disbelief, with some, including MORE, fanning conspiracy theories about the financier with connections to numerous wealthy and powerful figures. News outlets have unearthed details of apparent failings at the New York federal jail that housed Epstein. The spotlight is squarely on Attorney General MORE, who has promised a thorough investigation by the FBI and Justice Department inspector general. On Tuesday, Barr ordered the warden at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) to be temporarily reassigned pending the federal investigations. Two staff members assigned to Epstein's unit at MCC were also placed on administration leave until the conclusion of the investigations. A day earlier, Barr decried what he described as “serious irregularities” at the MCC, where Epstein was found dead in his cell early Saturday. The attorney general offered no specific details about the conditions at the detention facility, but numerous reports have suggested the jail was understaffed and that Epstein was left unmonitored for long stretches of time before his death. Some say Barr, who oversees the Federal Bureau of Prisons as part of the Justice Department, bore some of the responsibility in ensuring Epstein was secured — particu... Link to the full article to read more