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Acosta resigns amid furor over Epstein plea deal

President Donald Trump has announced Friday that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has resigned, a move that comes after furor over a plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein.
Posted 2019-07-12T13:44:16+00:00 - Updated 2019-07-12T14:17:33+00:00

President Donald Trump announced Friday that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has resigned, a move that comes after furor over a plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein.

Standing on the South Lawn with Trump ahead of the President's departure to Wisconsin, Labor Secretary Acosta said he “called the President this morning thought right thing was to step aside.”

His resignation is effective one week from today.

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