US EditionFormer US Attorney Who Negotiated Epstein’s 2008 Plea Deal Will Appear Before House Oversight Committee
Alexander Acosta, who resigned in 2019 over the plea deal, faces a lengthy deposition as the House Oversight Committee probes Epstein's case and related documents.
- Alexander Acosta, former US Attorney for southern Florida, appeared before the House Oversight Committee regarding his 2008 plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein.
- The 2008 plea deal, negotiated by Acosta, allowed Epstein to avoid a federal trial and serve 13 months for state prostitution charges involving underage girls.
- The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Democratic and Republican figures and received documents, including from Epstein's estate, while meeting with abuse survivors in its ongoing probe.
- Chair James Comer said, "This Acosta deposition is a big deal," expecting a challenging deposition, while also stating the administration should focus on the economy rather than Epstein.
- Epstein's 2019 arrest on sex trafficking charges and subsequent suicide intensified scrutiny of the plea deal, leading to Acosta's resignation and continuing investigation.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Former US attorney Alex Acosta defends Epstein’s ‘sweetheart’ plea deal in testimony
2008 plea deal saw Epstein get just over a year in prison and avoid federal sex trafficking case that could’ve resulted in life sentence
'I was really getting at him': Crockett grilled Epstein prosecutor over 'sweetheart deal'
Former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta recently participated in a closed-door deposition with members of the House Oversight Committee. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who sits on the committee, recently described her exchange with him over his handling of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's first criminal investigation.During a Friday interview with CNN host Jake Tapper, Crockett said she mainly wanted to get to the bottom of why Acosta decided…
Former Miami US Attorney Costa faults ‘evidentiary issues’ for infamous Epstein plea deal: House pols
Ex-Miami US Attorney Alex Costa on Friday blamed everything from evidentiary issues” to uncooperative witnesses for an infamous plea deal that gave Jeffrey Epstein about a year in prison, mostly on work release, for a prostitution rap in the mid-2000s.
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Daily RepublicAcosta stands by Epstein’s ‘sweetheart deal’ during congressional hearing
WASHINGTON — Alexander Acosta, the former U.S. attorney in Miami who gave Jeffrey Epstein and an untold number of his co-conspirators immunity for sex trafficking dozens of underage girls, defended his decision not to prosecute Epstein during a closed-door congressional hearing Friday. The hearing, held by the House Oversight Committee, is the latest in a series of efforts by Congress to scrutinize how the late financier managed to get away with…
Epstein Scandal Worsens: Lawmakers Accuse Trump Official of 'Clear Coverup’ After Closed-Door Hearing
The Epstein case just took another turn — and not in the direction of justice. Lawmakers are now accusing Trump labor secretary and former federal prosecutor Alex Acosta of being involved in a “clear coverup,” after a closed-door hearing Friday left members of Congress stunned and outraged. Acosta was called to testify behind closed doors before the House Oversight Committee, where he was grilled over his 2007 plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein — th…
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