White House aides worry that Acosta could be dethroned for his handling of previous accusations of abuse against billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. But some lawmakers say Acosta’s past record as Miami U.S. Attorney was weighed during confirmation.
over the prospect that Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta could be dethroned for his handling of previous accusations of abuse against billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto , the chairman of the party’s campaign arm, said she would need to see an internal report from the Justice Department before she could answer whether she regrets supporting him. Sen. Bob Menendez said he wasn’t aware of Acosta’s involvement with Epstein and doesn’t “have any thoughts about it.”Sign up here for POLITICO HuddleBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
“I’ve got concerns about every nominee that I’ve ever voted for in administration, with a couple of exceptions,” said Sen. Jon Tester . “I have to get more information on it.” Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Lamar Alexander said that Acosta’s handling of the case had been “thoroughly considered” in his committee and that the Bush, Obama and Trump administrations had “all approved of the procedures that Secretary Acosta followed when he was U.S. attorney.” It was a line that many Republicans echoed.Sen.
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