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The president stood by his labor secretary, who approved a deal that allowed Epstein to avoid federal prosecution and significant prison time.
The senator called for the labor secretary to resign because he gave a secret plea deal to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2008.
The Trump labor secretary and former U.S. attorney approved a 2008 plea deal that allowed the billionaire sex offender to avoid a possible life sentence.
Trump's labor secretary has come under renewed scrutiny for a secret 2008 plea deal he struck with billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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He's a "terrific guy" and "fun," Trump told New York Magazine for a 2002 profile of his then-pal who faces sex trafficking charges.
Some of his victims still want their day in court.
The actor-artist's latest cartoon targets the financier convicted of operating a sex ring with underage girls.
The president claims he didn't know his labor secretary once made a secret plea deal with billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein and kept it secret from the victims.
The federal prosecutors include Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, who was the U.S. attorney in Miami at the time.
The Florida financier molested dozens of underage girls, according to a federal investigation.