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“The Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office was ready to let Epstein walk free, no jail time, nothing,” said Acosta, the former U.S. Attorney in Miami who was soon to lose his job as President Trump’s labor secretary.
Mr. Acosta had said on Friday he would resign amid a growing Democratic and media outcry over his decision as U.S. Attorney for Southern Florida to sign off on a 18-month sentence for convicted sex offender Mr. Epstein, who served only 13 months.
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