The ‘completely unprecedented’ plea deal Jeffrey Epstein made with Alex Acosta

Politically connected financier Jeffrey Epstein is facing up to 45 years in prison on charges he ran a sex-trafficking ring in the early 2000s that included girls as young as 14. Lisa Desjardins talks to former federal prosecutor Elie Honig about how unusual it is to bring charges this old and why Epstein’s previous plea deal with Alex Acosta, now labor secretary, was “completely indefensible.”

Former Federal Prosecutor Says DOJ Failed Victims In Epstein Sweetheart Deal

Allegations of Epstein’s behavior resurfaced after the Miami Herald launched a three part series that revealed Acosta’s role in the plea deal, as well as new details about Epstein’s alleged crimes. On Acosta’s sweetheart deal, Cynthia Alksne says, “Let’s think about these victims. Because this was allowed to happen and he was allowed to have this sweetheart deal, there are a lot more victims than there should be … because our Department of Justice failed them.”

The History Between Labor Secretary Alex Acosta And Jeffrey Epstein

Several top Democrats are calling for President Trump’s Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign after learning of the deal he gave sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the late 2000s. Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle break down the pair’s history and what’s next for Epstein. Weighing in: Former Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks

Herald reporter Julie K. Brown, who broke Epstein plea deal story, responds to Secretary Acosta

Miami Herald journalist Julie K. Brown responded to the statement given by the U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta to push back on criticism that he gave Jeffrey Epstein a “sweetheart deal” in 2008.

Former prosecutor slams Acosta’s defense of Epstein’s secret plea deal

CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the the press conference held by Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Wednesday in which he defended his role in the Jeffrey Epstein child sex abuse case.

Alex Acosta resigns from U.S. government after furor over Jeffrey Epstein plea deal

U.S. Labour Secretary Alexander Acosta on Friday resigned after earlier in the week defending the way he handled a decade-old sex abuse case against wealthy businessman Jeffrey Epstein while Acosta was a federal prosecutor.