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    Trump Defends Labor Secretary Acosta Over Epstein Plea Deal

    President Trump said Alexander Acosta has done a good job leading the Labor Department, but will look into his involvement in a decade-old plea agreement with the financier accused of sex trafficking.
    by Ayesha Rascoe Jul 09, 2019 2 minutes
    Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta speaks at an event in Bogota, Colombia in May 2019. Acosta is coming under criticism for his actions in a sex trafficking case involving Jeffrey Epstein when Acosta was a U.S. Attorney is Florida.

    Updated at 2:47 p.m.

    President Trump is standing by Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, at least for now.

    Acosta is facing calls for his resignation after new sex trafficking charges were filed against multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein this week.

    Back in 2007, Acosta, who was then a U.S. attorney, oversaw a plea agreement that gave Epstein immunity

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