President Trump was concerned about how Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's deal with Jeffrey Epstein could impact 2020, a White House source says
Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's resignation comes amid renewed fury over his handling of a plea deal with millionaire Jeffrey Epstein.In November, the Miami Herald reported that when Acosta was a US attorney in Florida, he gave Epstein the"deal of a lifetime.
The report said Acosta had brokered a deal with one of Epstein's attorneys, where he pleaded in 2008 to two state prostitution charges, ultimately serving only 13 months and avoiding a federal trial. He also registered as a sex offender and paid restitution to the victims identified by the FBI. The agreement, the Herald said,"essentially shut down an ongoing FBI probe" and further granted immunity to"any potential co-conspirators" in the case.related to alleged sex crimes involving minorsOn Wednesday, Acosta maintained he secured the best deal he could
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