Congress doesn't want to talk to Alex Acosta, Epstein's 'sweetheart deal' maker [View all]

Source: NBC News/Reuters

Aug. 6, 2025, 8:36 PM EDT


The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Tuesday listed former attorneys general, a former FBI director, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as people all subject to subpoenas for matters tied to Jeffrey Epstein.

However, not named in the news release was Alex Acosta — who was the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida whose secret non-prosecution agreement with Epstein created a spark that has turned into an inferno of controversy nearly 20 years later.

Acosta also was President Donald Trump's labor secretary during his first term. Acosta left the role in 2019 after he faced scrutiny over the Epstein plea agreement. Victims of Epstein’s sexual abuse are unhappy that Acosta was not among those subpoenaed.

“How can any genuine investigation into the federal government’s sweetheart deal with Epstein (including the extraordinary grant of blanket immunity to all his named and unnamed co-conspirators) omit Alex Acosta?” Epstein victim attorney Jack Scarola asked in a statement to NBC News.

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