Trump news – live: Acosta to make public statement as new alleged child victim of Jeffrey Epstein comes forward
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Trump news: President's labour secretary defends handling of Jeffrey Epstein case as new alleged child victim comes forward
Donald Trump has tried to downplay his relationship with disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein after previously labelling the former Mar-a-Lago guest “a terrific guy”, insisting: ”I don’t think I have spoken with him for 15 years. I was not a fan.”The financier was arrested and charged in a New York court on Monday with sex trafficking, accused of luring dozens of underage girls to his luxury homes and paying them for sex, a development inspiring Democratic calls for labour secretary Alexander Acosta to resign over his involvement in the Epstein case while working as an attorney in Florida in 2008.The news comes as the president prepares to host a social media summit at the White House on Thursday, with alt-right meme-makers and a political cartoonist whose work has been branded “blatantly antisemitic” by the Anti-Defamation League in attendance. Mr Acosta meanwhile addressed his involvement in the Florida case during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, saying that when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida, his office acted appropriately when it came to the secret plea deal offered to Epstein.Mr Acosta was asked if he owed an apology to women who said Epstein molested them when they were underage.He said the prosecution didn’t want to share with the victims that there were efforts to gain restitution for them from Epstein.He also said there was concern that if negotiations fell through, Epstein’s counsel could use the prospect of restitution to question their credibility.Mr Acosta said, “In our heart we were trying to do the right thing for these victims.”Epstein has pleaded not guilty to new charges in New York.The labour secretary also said he was not intending to resign and that his relationship with the president is “outstanding.” Additional reporting by APPlease allow a moment for our liveblog to load
Donald Trump has tried to downplay his relationship with disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein after previously labelling the former Mar-a-Lago guest “a terrific guy”, insisting: ”I don’t think I have spoken with him for 15 years. I was not a fan.”
The financier was arrested and charged in a New York court on Monday with sex trafficking, accused of luring dozens of underage girls to his luxury homes and paying them for sex, a development inspiring Democratic calls for labour secretary Alexander Acosta to resign over his involvement in the Epstein case while working as an attorney in Florida in 2008.
The news comes as the president prepares to host a social media summit at the White House on Thursday, with alt-right meme-makers and a political cartoonist whose work has been branded “blatantly antisemitic” by the Anti-Defamation League in attendance.
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