US EditionHouse committee releases new Epstein documents, including ex-Trump secretary interview
Acosta defended the 2008 plea deal as necessary to imprison Epstein amid weak evidence, while House Democrats criticized the agreement as overly lenient.
- On Friday, the House Oversight Committee released a transcript of its interview with Alex Acosta, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, about the plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein nearly 18 years ago.
- Because a trial risked acquittal, Acosta favored a negotiated plea to ensure Jeffrey Epstein would be jailed despite evidentiary problems, Acosta told the committee last month.
- Under the deal, Epstein registered as a sex offender and paid settlements, and Acosta said, `'And, at the end of the day, it was our judgment that the signal this would send to the community was an important signal'`.
- President Trump appointed Acosta to his cabinet, and the transcript's release keeps his plea deal and prosecutorial choices in the public and political spotlight.
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House committee releases new Epstein documents, including ex-Trump secretary interview
(The Hill) -- The House Oversight Committee on Friday published fresh files connected to the late Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal dealings, including the transcript of a previous interview with former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, who served under President Trump during his first term. Acosta, the former U.S. Attorney for the southern District of Florida, ultimately resigned from the post in 2019 after receiving scrutiny for authoring Epstein’s 2008 p…
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GOP: Acosta Cleared Trump in Epstein Investigation
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee say testimony from former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta exonerates President Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Acosta testified before the House panel last month to defend his role in the plea deal given to Epstein in 2008 in Florida. Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender, was accused of sexually abusing underage girls in a case that drew renewed scrutiny after his 2019 arrest a…
House Oversight Committee Releases Transcript of Interview With Former Us Atty Acosta, Who Negotiated the ‘Sweetheart Plea Deal’ With Jeffrey Epstein in 2008
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Republicans on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released the transcript of its interview with Alex Acosta, who initially negotiated a controversial plea deal with Epstein, and the flight manifest records from Epstein's plane.
Epstein documents: House committee releases transcript with former US attorney who negotiated plea deal
The House Oversight Committee on Friday released a transcript of an interview with the former US attorney who initially negotiated a controversial plea deal with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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