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Alex Acosta, nominee for Secretary of Labor, testifies during his Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building, March 22, 2017. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call
Alex Acosta, nominee for Secretary of Labor, testifies during his Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building, March 22, 2017. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call
By Hope Howard
Posted July 10, 2019 at 6:57pm

On Wednesday, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta defended the handling of the 2007 Jeffrey Epstein case. Acosta has come under fire for a plea deal he handled for the wealthy financier on sex crimes in Florida.

 

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