NEW: Former Vice Pres. Joe Biden joins growing chorus of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates calling on Labor Sec. Alex Acosta to resign over his role in Jeffrey Epstein plea deal.
Amid growing calls from top Democrats for Alexander Acosta's resignation over his role in a controversial plea deal for convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered a partial defense of his secretary of labor, saying he feels"very badly" for him and that he's been an"excellent" member of his Cabinet.
"The rest of it we'll have to look, we'll have to look at very carefully, but you're talking about a long time ago. And it was a decision made, I think, not by him, but by a lot of people, so we're going to look at it very carefully," Trump said. Epstein was arrested over the weekend on federal charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy in New York. Back in 2007, Acosta was U.S. Attorney in Florida and negotiated a plea deal that resulted in Epstein serving just 13 months of an 18 month sentence on state charges in county jail and avoiding federal charges for an allegedly broad pattern of similar conduct.
Now that new evidence and additional testimony is available, the NY prosecution offers an important opportunity to more fully bring him to justice. Conway also noted that Acosta was questioned during his confirmation hearing about the previous plea deal and “answered questions under oath” but added that the president didn’t know Acosta at the time of the previous case and “didn’t follow the case very closely.”
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