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Report Video IssueLabor Secretary Acosta Resigns After Jeffrey Epstein Plea Deal Controversy
2019-07-12T10:10:56-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/77a/20190712101211013_hd.jpgLabor Secretary Alexander Acosta announces that he is stepping down from his post on July 19. The secretary has faced a chorus of calls for his resignation after new reporting on a 2008 plea deal with businessman Jeffrey Epstein, who admitted to solicitation charges and received a thirteen-month sentence instead of a tougher sentence on sex trafficking charges. Mr. Epstein is now facing similar charges in the state of New York.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announces that he is stepping down from his post on July 19. The secretary has faced a chorus of calls for … read more
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announces that he is stepping down from his post on July 19. The secretary has faced a chorus of calls for his resignation after new reporting on a 2008 plea deal with businessman Jeffrey Epstein, who admitted to solicitation charges and received a thirteen-month sentence instead of a tougher sentence on sex trafficking charges. Mr. Epstein is now facing similar charges in the state of New York. close
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- Alexander Acosta Secretary Department of Labor
- Donald J. Trump U.S. President United States