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    Instead of Apologizing to Epstein’s Victims, Acosta Tells Them to Come Forward

    The secretary of labor, under fire for his handling of a sex-trafficking case, spoke for 53 minutes without saying he was sorry.
    by David A. Graham Jul 10, 2019 2 minutes
    Source: Alex Brandon / AP

    Facing calls for his resignation, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta held a press conference Wednesday in Washington to address his handling of the case against Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire sex offender.

    It didn’t go well.

    Acosta, as U.S. Attorney in Florida, oversaw a sweetheart deal with Epstein, which required him to register as a sex offender

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