dredge report/epsteinntestimony before senate/july 2019

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) also said in an interview that Acosta’s involvement with Epstein is “serious enough for him to resign.” And Sen. The crimes committed by Epstein are horrific, and I am pleased that NY prosecutors are moving forward with a case based on new evidence.- Secretary Acosta July 9, 2019 “We have a great deal of work to do here for the good of the American people and we have to focus on that.”

“It’s up to the president, it’s his cabinet,” Pelosi told reporters. “Instead of prosecuting a predator and serial sex trafficker of children, Acosta chose to let him off easy.”īut Pelosi on Tuesday essentially ruled out the idea that the House would try to investigate Acosta or launch impeachment proceedings against the embattled cabinet secretary. If he refuses to resign, President Trump should fire him,” Schumer said in a speech on the Senate floor. It is now impossible for anyone to have confidence in Secretary Acosta’s ability to lead the Department of Labor. “I am calling on Secretary Acosta to resign. Schumer joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in calling for Acosta’s ouster Pelosi said late Monday that Acosta struck an “unconscionable agreement” with Epstein that was “known” by President Donald Trump at the time. attorney in 2008, an escalation from his comments on Monday that Acosta needed to “explain himself” for allowing Epstein to serve 13 months in prison and avoid a federal trial. Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that Acosta should go because of the “sweetheart” deal he cut with Epstein as U.S.

“Now that new evidence and additional testimony is available, the NY prosecution offers an important opportunity to more fully bring him to justice.”īut Acosta’s comments came amid a swirl of resignation calls from the opposition party, essentially assuring the Labor secretary will stay in the headlines this week. “With the evidence available more than a decade ago, federal prosecutors insisted that Epstein go to jail, register as a sex offender and put the world on notice that he was a sexual predator,” he said.

Dredge report/epsteinntestimony before senate/july 2019