Ed isly the president picked up what facebook is looking at. He has a proposal of his own coming up as well. First to the story that broke earlier today in washington, the embattled labor secretary alex acosta from stepping down from his position in President Trumps cabinet. Blake burman live at the white house with the latest on that. Reporter connell, the timeline fairly quick when you look how it unfolded last week. On saturday the feds took Jeffrey Epstein into authority. The Southern District of new york laid out its case, the newest charges they presented against epstein. That forced labor secretary alex acosta to go before cameras here in washington, d. C. , on wednesday to defend the 2018 nonprosecution agreement deal that he strong with epstein and epsteins attorneys back in florida more than a decade ago. Fast forward to this morning, friday morning, acosta submitted his letter of resignation to the president. The president was complimentary of acosta who said he is stepping
Tells nbc that several friends and allies told the president that acosta was leaving on his own over concerns that congressional hearings and investigations along with Jeffrey Epsteins ongoing trial in the Southern District of new york would keep his name in the headlines in the leadup to the president ial election. The department will now be led by, you guessed it, an acting director, specifically the Current Deputy labor secretary which means acostas resignation marks the fourth cabinet level agency to be led by an acting secretary. And just the latest in a long list of white house departures throughout trumps time in office. With that lets start with Nbcs Kelly Odonnell whos traveling with the president. Also with us nbc justice correspondent pete williams. Kelly, lets start with you on the developments today. Reporter well, ali, certainly the president has been trying to weigh the fallout with respect to his now former labor secretary alex acosta. Hes got one more week before he of
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