Chuck Schumer Calls for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s Resignation for Protecting Jeffrey Epstein
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has called for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s resignation, Huffpost reports. In 2008, Acosta approved of a deal that allowed Jeffrey Epstein—a hedge fund manager recently revealed to be a sex offender, abuser, and pedophile —to avoid federal charges.
On the Senate floor, Schumer said that “the newly released evidence of Epstein’s behavior involving dozens of children is sickening, is appalling, is despicable. Espstein should have been behind bars years ago.”
In an attempt to save face, Acosta tweeted that “The crimes committed by Epstein are horrific, and I am pleased that NY prosecutors are moving forward with a case based on new evidence.”