Event Details
July 10, 2019
Description
Alexander Acosta publicly defends his role in the Epstein prosecution.
Participants (1)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Acosta | person | 279 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
EFTA00018174.pdf
This document is an email dated July 11, 2019, forwarding a New York Times opinion column by Gail Collins titled 'Trump Doesn’t Know About Labor.' The article criticizes Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta for his role in securing a lenient plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein while U.S. Attorney in South Florida. It also highlights past comments by President Trump regarding his friendship with Epstein and discusses the transfer of the Epstein case to federal prosecutors in New York. The email subject line notes that the sender highlighted a specific part of the text, likely referring to the section about New York prosecutors.
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