Labor Secretary Acosta News Conference
2019-07-11T01:00:25-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2E0XC8yMDE5MDcxMDE0MzQwMDAxNF9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta held a news conference to explain and defend a 2008 plea deal he oversaw for financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged in federal court with sex trafficking. The secretary said, at the time, state prosecutors would have allowed Epstein to “walk free” if his office at the time -- the U.S. attorney for Florida -- had not intervened. He argued the unusual step resulted in jail time for Mr. Epstein and his mandatory registration as a sex offender.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta held a news conference to explain and defend a 2008 plea deal he oversaw for financier Jeffrey Epstein, who… read more
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta held a news conference to explain and defend a 2008 plea deal he oversaw for financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged in federal court with sex trafficking. The secretary said, at the time, state prosecutors would have allowed Epstein to “walk free” if his office at the time -- the U.S. attorney for Florida -- had not intervened. He argued the unusual step resulted in jail time for Mr. Epstein and his mandatory registration as a sex offender. close
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