OTTAWA—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to contain the fallout Friday of a political firestorm over allegations of judicial interference, saying he told his former justice minister the decision of whether to prosecute a global engineering company on bribery-and-fraud charges was hers. The controversy has dogged Mr. Trudeau for over a week, and deals with allegations that officials in his office last year urged Jody Wilson-Raybould, who served as Canada’s justice minister until last month, to drop a prosecution...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 15, 2019 18:45 UTC