Democrats Demand Labor Secretary’s Resignation

Feb. 25, 2019, 6:13 PM UTC

A group of House Democrats is demanding the resignation of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, days after a federal judge ruled he and other prosecutors violated the law in hatching a plea deal with Miami hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein on teen sex trafficking charges.

Acosta was the lead federal prosecutor for South Florida when he and state prosecutors reached a deal with Epstein’s lawyers. The agreement allowed Epstein to avoid prosecution for federal sex-trafficking charges related to an alleged sex ring in his Florida home. He served 13 months in prison on state prostitution charges.

“This despicable unjust plea ...

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