White House looking into Acosta role in sex abuse plea deal
Posted February 22, 2019 8:14 am.
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WASHINGTON — The White House says it’s “looking into” Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s handling of a secret plea deal with a wealthy financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls
A federal judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors in Florida violated the rights of victims by reaching the non-prosecution agreement with Jeffrey Epstein. Acosta was the Miami U.S. attorney who oversaw the arrangement.
President Donald Trump’s spokeswoman, Sarah Sanders, on Friday called it a “complicated case” that the White House was “looking into.”
Asked if Trump still had confidence in Acosta, Sanders said: “Again, we’re looking into the matter. I’m not aware of any changes.”
Acosta has called the deal appropriate.
Associated Press, The Associated Press
