While much of the pressure being put on Trump to dump Acosta has come from the other side of the aisle, one of his closest advisers is reportedly also pushing for Acosta's ouster
, who struck a “sweetheart deal” as U.S. Attorney in Miami that allowed Epstein to avoid federal sex trafficking charges. But while much of the pressure being put on Presidentto dump Acosta has come from the other side of the aisle, one of his closest advisers is reportedly also pushing for Acosta's ouster.
Mulvaney's anti-Acosta stance, however, may not be entirely motivated by an anti-corruption agenda. Politico notes that Mulvaney may also be taking advantage of the situation to to jettison a political opponent who the chief of staff views as having been insufficiently aggressive in stamping out Obama-era regulations and lawsuits at the Labor Department.
took a slightly more aggressive stance, saying, “Questions have been raised about the plea bargain, why this pig [Epstein] wasn’t put in jail. And the only way to deal with them is to answer it. And if I were the secretary I would call a press conference this afternoon.” “The air needs to be cleared,” Kennedy added.
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