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Instead of Apologizing to Epstein’s Victims, Acosta Tells Them to Come Forward

The secretary of labor, under fire for his handling of a sex-trafficking case, spoke for 53 minutes without saying he was sorry.
Source: Alex Brandon / AP

Facing calls for his resignation, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta held a press conference Wednesday in Washington to address his handling of the case against Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire sex offender.

It didn’t go well.

Acosta, as U.S. Attorney in Florida, oversaw a sweetheart deal with Epstein, which required him to register as a sex offender

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