Fox News: Labor Sec. Alexander Acosta Under Fire for Plea Deal in Jeffrey Epstein Case

>> Martha the White House ░░░░░░░░ this one they say ░░░░░░░░ are quote looking into ░░░░░░░░ role of Alexander Acosta ░░░░░░░░ the case of Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ A judge ruling that ░░░░░░░░ prosecution team Acosta headed ░░░░░░░░ the law in their ░░░░░░░░ deal with the well ░░░░░░░░ billionaire who is accused ░░░░░░░░ molesting dozens of underaged ░░░░░░░░ who were never permitted ░░░░░░░░ tell their story Trace ░░░░░░░░ has the back story ░░░░░░░░ us tonight from our ░░░░░░░░ Coast newsroom Martha what ░░░░░░░░ Paramount in this case ░░░░░░░░ that some 80 women ░░░░░░░░ forward claiming that from ░░░░░░░░ to 2006 think were ░░░░░░░░ and abused by billionaire ░░░░░░░░ Epstein FBI and court ░░░░░░░░ also show that Epstein ░░░░░░░░ together a network of ░░░░░░░░ girls and forced them ░░░░░░░░ perform sex acts at ░░░░░░░░ Palm Beach mansion and ░░░░░░░░ was suspected of trafficking ░░░░░░░░ from overseas to various ░░░░░░░░ parties at his homes ░░░░░░░░ the world Bottom line ░░░░░░░░ was facing a 53 ░░░░░░░░ indictment and a life ░░░░░░░░ in maximum security prison ░░░░░░░░ yet ended up serving ░░░░░░░░ months in a private ░░░░░░░░ of the Palm Beach ░░░░░░░░ jail allowed to leave ░░░░░░░░ days a week to ░░░░░░░░ to work How is ░░░░░░░░ possible Well that s ░░░░░░░░ labor secretary Alexander Acosta ░░░░░░░░ in In 2007 Acosta ░░░░░░░░ Miami s top prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ accepted a deal called ░░░░░░░░ non prosecution agreement which ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey Epstein to plead ░░░░░░░░ to prostitution charges in ░░░░░░░░ court and get immunity ░░░░░░░░ federal charges The deal ░░░░░░░░ protected Epstein s accomplices ░░░░░░░░ if ever well known ░░░░░░░░ people were also having ░░░░░░░░ with minors they would ░░░░░░░░ be prosecuted And to ░░░░░░░░ it all off the ░░░░░░░░ victims had no recourse ░░░░░░░░ fact the victims attorneys ░░░░░░░░ it s as if ░░░░░░░░ allowed Epstein to write ░░░░░░░░ the agreement But now ░░░░░░░░ federal judge in Florida ░░░░░░░░ prosecutors led by Acosta ░░░░░░░░ the law by signing ░░░░░░░░ deal with Epstein without ░░░░░░░░ his sex abuse victims ░░░░░░░░ Labor Department is now ░░░░░░░░ Acosta s actions saying ░░░░░░░░ decisions quote were approved ░░░░░░░░ department leadership and followed ░░░░░░░░ procedures Three House Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Speier Debbie Wasserman Schultz ░░░░░░░░ Lois Frankel on calling ░░░░░░░░ President Trump to demand ░░░░░░░░ s resignation and today ░░░░░░░░ president said This watch ░░░░░░░░ really don t know ░░░░░░░░ much about it I ░░░░░░░░ he has done a ░░░░░░░░ job as labor and ░░░░░░░░ seems like a long ░░░░░░░░ ago but I know ░░░░░░░░ has been a fantastic ░░░░░░░░ secretary Meantime many of ░░░░░░░░ Epstein s victims and ░░░░░░░░ victims who felt shut ░░░░░░░░ of the legal process ░░░░░░░░ brought civil cases against ░░░░░░░░ Martha Martha Trace thank ░░░░░░░░ very much.