House committee releases new Epstein documents, including ex-Trump secretary interview

[Uncle Joe]

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Acosta told lawmakers, “a billionaire going to jail sends a strong signal to the community that this is not, not right, that this cannot happen,” according to the 172-page transcript released on Friday.

“His registering as a sex offender puts the world on notice — whether the world listened or not we can put to one side, but it puts the world on notice that he was offender and a sexual offender,” he added.

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“He continues to deny he gave Jeffrey Epstein a sweetheart deal, despite cutting the investigation short and granting Epstein a non-prosecution agreement, even though 30 victims had been identified at the time,” Sara Guerrero, spokesperson for Oversight Democrats said in a Friday release.

“Because of the deal Alex Acosta gave Epstein, he was able to continue assaulting and raping young women and girls for another decade. No matter how House Republicans try to spin this, Oversight Democrats will keep pushing for the truth,” she added.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5561809-epstein-alex-acosta-house-investigation/

[sdfernando]

1. I'll ask this question that I hope some lawyers will answer.

Can the Epstein victims abused after the sweetheart deal sue Acosta or the government?

I'm not a lawyer, I don't know. Just trying to figure out if the victims can get some measure of justice or compensation.