Alex Acosta said he still has a positive relationship with Donald Trump and that the president is supporting him as the Labor Secretary faces calls from Democrats to resign over his role in brokering billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal
Labor Secretary Alex Acosta vigorously defended his handling of a 2008 plea deal with billionaire Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday, saying “facts are being overlooked” as critics question whether he was too lenient as Epstein faced allegations he sexually abused underage girls.
He defended the leniency of the agreement, asserting that to bring Epstein to trial would have amounted to a “roll of the dice.” The press-shy Labor secretary has stayed mostly silent in recent days as federal prosecutors in New York filed new charges against Epstein for allegedly sexually abusing underage girls.
poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201907/57/1155968404_6057083751001_6057080785001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404""Acosta’s usual strategy with terrible press is to just stay quiet,” the official said. “This shows just how desperate he is becoming to save his job."
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