Former Attorney General Bill Barr shared “new” details about the sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein — and his death in federal custody before heading to trial — during a deposition with

Democrats and Republicans react to former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr's deposition about the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation before the House Oversight Committee on Monday.

Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr sat for a closed-door deposition Monday as the first witness called in the House Oversight Committee's bipartisan investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Barr served as attorney general twice -- under George H.W. Bush and in Donald Trump's first administration.

Amid the news, netizens, including X user @arva61138, brought up Trump's former AG, Bill Barr's, association with Epstein. They suggested it was improper (conflict of interest) for him to lead the investigation. Notably, Barr was in charge of the Department of Justice during the latter's arrest and eventual suicide in 2019. Further, the user added:

The Justice Department has agreed to provide to Congress documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said on Monday that former Attorney General Bill Barr will be called to testify