Acosta’s plea deal with Epstein is a symptom of our broken justice system

Published July 10, 2019 2:24pm ET



President Trump’s Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta is facing calls for his resignation once again for his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking and abuse.

Acosta’s connection to the Epstein case has been well known. He was one of several Florida prosecutors who offered Epstein a sweetheart plea deal more than a decade ago, allowing the registered sex offender to skate with minimal consequences. And while Epstein enjoyed the privileges of this deal, hopping from mansion to mansion in his private jet, his alleged crimes faded into the background. They would have remained there had it not been for a handful of diligent reporters with the Miami Herald.

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