Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta is expected to make a statement to the media Wednesday afternoon and take questions from reporters about his involvement in the 2008 sweetheart deal that landed accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein with a mere 13-month prison sentence.
Acosta is not expected to resign, according to multiple reports. The statement will reportedly happen at 2:30 p.m.
A number of Democrats have called on Acosta to resign over his role as a prosecutor in arranging the lenient deal.
Epstein was hit with new charges Monday for allegedly running a sex trafficking ring with underage girls in the early 2000s, renewing scrutiny over the previous sentence for sex crimes.
Labor secretary Alex Acosta will make a statement to the media at 2:30p today, and will take questions. Again, he's not resigning, his aides say.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) July 10, 2019
Labor Secretary Alex Acosta is expected to make a statement this afternoon on the renewed scrutiny over his role in Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal, an administration official confirms.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) July 10, 2019
#BREAKING A senior administration official tells @foxnews that @SecretaryAcosta is expected to have a press availability or make a statement this afternoon… sometime after 2pm. He is NOT expected to announce he's stepping down.
h/t @johnrobertsFox @BretBaier #Acosta— Kevin Corke (@kevincorke) July 10, 2019
Not interested in hearing anything this pedophilic enabler has to say unless he’s resigning.
What could he possibly add to the discussion *except * his resignation?
We already know the sordid details, and he’s not going to name names.
What are the odds he gets fired by tweet while he is speaking?
Here is his statement in full IOKIYAR
What an idiotic move. How could he possibly improve his political or public relations position? Hunker down or run.
I assume this is being forced on Acosta as a prelude to his firing. Make him look trashy, unsympathetic, and dumb, then the Very Stable Genius can parachute to the rescue and can his ass. Maybe I’m over-reading it.
edit: not can his ass, because he’s a fucking coward who isn’t capable of firing anybody to their face. Have Mulvaney do it.