US EditionEpstein documents: House committee releases transcript with former US attorney who negotiated plea deal
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 Jeffrey Epstein nearly 18 years ago.
- Because a trial risked acquittal, Acosta favored a negotiated plea, saying the case against Jeffrey Epstein had evidentiary problems likely preventing conviction.
- The 2008 deal included Jeffrey Epstein registering as a sex offender and paying settlements, and Acosta helped secure a plea avoiding federal charges with 13 months in jail.
- House Democratic lawmakers said Acosta refused to admit the arrangement was a "sweetheart deal" and did not accept responsibility to Epstein survivors, while Oversight Democrats wrote Epstein was allowed daily prison leave during abuse.
- President Trump appointed Acosta to his cabinet, and the transcript's release keeps the plea deal and prosecutorial choices in the public and political spotlight.
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House Oversight committee on Friday released a transcript of its interview with the former U.S. attorney who initially negotiated a controversial plea deal with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. File photo of Jeffrey Epstein in New York City on Feb. 23, 2011. (David McGlynn) Members of the oversight committee conducted the interview with Alex Acosta, who previously served as U.S. attorney for t…
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