Coverage of this case has certainly changed since that article. Facts are important and facts are being overlooked. The goal here was straight forward. Put epstein behind bars, insured he registered as a sexual offender, provides victims with the means to seek restitution, and protect the public by putting them on notice that a sexual predator was in their midst. It was complicated by the fact that this matter started as a state investigation. A state grand jury brought that single completely unacceptable charge. We believe that we proceeded appropriately. Well, as you heard there, secretary acosta blamed the Palm Beach State Attorneys Office for the 2008 plea deal, but late tonight the former palm beach state attorney himself slammed the secretarys defense, writing in a statement, i can emphatically state mr. Acostas recollection of the matter is completely wrong. If mr. Acosta was truly concerned about the states case and felt he had to rescue the matter, he would have moved forward
politico that accoosta amountedo a kavanaugh 2.0 rebuttal. he was talking to trump today in that press conference. acosta made a point of addressing the president directly here. my relationship with the president is outstanding. he has i think very publicly made clear that i ve got his support. he spoke yesterday in the oval office. he and i have spoken. i m here. i m defending this case. that s my job. well, earlier today, the house oversight committee invited secretary acosta to testify to a hearing on july 23rd. in a letter to the secretary, chairman lyme elijah announced the committee would examine acosta s actions as well as the finding that he violated the crime victims act by keeping the agreement he made secret from the victims. we re joined by kimberly atkins for wbur, peter baker, chief correspondent for the new york times, barry burger, former federal prosecutor in the