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Tuesday, August 05, 2025

Trump's former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta was not one of the former government officials subpoenaed Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee over the Jeffrey Epstein probe. Why it matters: As a federal prosecutor in 2008, Acosta approved a highly controversial non-prosecution agreement that allowed Epstein to serve minimal time in prison and shut down the federal investigation into his alleged sex trafficking ring. Acosta was named to Newsmax Inc.'s board of directors in June 2025.

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The sweetheart plea deal, which Acosta negotiated without consulting Epstein's victims, also shielded his alleged co-conspirators from future prosecution related to his sex crimes. Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell has appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn her sex trafficking conviction, citing the agreement that the Justice Department struck via Acosta.

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Alex Acosta really does need to fully explain himself. As for his former boss Trump, any way Any way he tries to shake, rattle, and roll the dice they still keep coming up ...

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#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-05 01:31 PM | Reply

#1: US Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) can hold public hearings about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. His committee won't have subpoena powers to compel testimony since Democrats are in the minority; however, Senator Blumenthal can invite witnesses to testify before Congress. Such witnesses would include the AUSA, FBI agents, West Palm Beach and NYC police officers that investigated Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, as well as their victims. All of them would have to voluntarily appear at the hearings. Alex Acosta would be invited, but of course he will decline.

C-SPAN would cover the hearings and their testimony will be permanently enshrined into Congressional (AKA public) records.

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"The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is the Committee's chief investigative subcommittee and has the responsibility of studying and investigating the efficiency and economy of operations relating to all branches of the government. The Subcommittee is also tasked with studying and investigating the compliance or noncompliance with rules, regulations and laws, investigating all aspects of crime and lawlessness within the United States which have an impact upon or affect the national health, welfare and safety, including syndicated crime, investment fraud schemes, commodity and security fraud, computer fraud, and the use of offshore banking and corporate facilities to carry out criminal objectives.">/blockquote>

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-05 04:52 PM | Reply

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