A military flyover arranged by President Donald Trump interrupted a press conference with survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.On Wednesday, Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou's speech outside the Capitol was overshadowed by the presence of four Air Force jets. According to the White House, T...
  • thallamabond@lemmy.worldOP
    75·
    2 months ago

    Does anyone else remember Alex Acosta? Secretary of Labor for the Trump Administration 2017-2019?

    Did you know he was U.S. attorney for Southern District of Florida (2005-2009)?

    Does anyone else remember when he got Epstein a federal non-prosecution agreement that was later deemed illegal? -fun fact about this plea deal, it ended federal investigations, which seems kind of crazy.

    I remembered, but there were so many details I forgot:

    The Miami Herald describes an email from Epstein’s attorney after his off-site meeting with Acosta: “‘Thank you for the commitment you made to me during our Oct. 12 meeting,’ Lefkowitz wrote in a letter to Acosta after their breakfast meeting in West Palm Beach. He added that he was hopeful that Acosta would abide by a promise to keep the deal confidential. ‘You … assured me that your office would not … contact any of the identified individuals, potential witnesses or potential civil claimants and the respective counsel in this matter,’ Lefkowitz wrote.”

    Miami Herald and Julie K Brown broke so many of these stories

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Acosta

    • Optional@lemmy.world
      44·
      2 months ago

      I do!

      I remember his poor stepford children at his swearing in.

      Such a proud day for the man who denied justice for so many. Hey lookit that, he’s on the Board of Directors for Newsmax now. Aw. Probably soaking in millions.

      • thallamabond@lemmy.worldOP
        16·
        2 months ago

        Boo newsmax! I heard earlier today on NPR that they are suing fox news for anti-competitive practices. The part that struck me was their highest viewership was election night 2020, when fox called Arizona for Biden, the die-hards couldn’t handle it and switched over.

      • Kühlschrank@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        Holy shit it’s that guy. My buddy and I still use creepy images from that press conference as reaction gifs