The top Democrats on Capitol Hill called for Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to resign over his handling of a case involving a billionaire accused of exploiting underage girls
WASHINGTON—The top Democrats on Capitol Hill called for Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to resign, putting the party’s most prominent voices behind a push for him to step down over his handling of a case involving a billionaire accused of exploiting underage girls.
Mr. Acosta, formerly the U.S. attorney in Miami, struck a plea deal with financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2008 that has come under scrutiny because it ended with a federal nonprosecution agreement that critics charge was too lenient. This week, federal prosecutors...
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