labor secretary alex acosta. alex acosta's labor secretary now. he was previously the u.s. when a hedge fund millionaire named jeffrey epstein was investigated by the fbi for myriad child sex crimes. instead of bringing charges as a result of that investigation, the u.s. attorney in that jurisdiction, again now our sitting labor secretary alex acosta, he gave jeffrey epstein a deal, which gave him immunity from all federal charges. instead, acosta let epstein plead guilty to just two state prostitution charges. since then, news organizations led by the "miami herald" have been battling in federal court trying to get records unsealed in a defamation case related to the case against epstein. the thinking is those records might shed light on the lenient plea deal that was brokered by alex acosta. it might also spread further light on any of epstein's crimes and any potential accomplices. the court set a deadline yesterday for anybody to come forward with justification for why records in that case should stay sealed. otherwise the judges said they were inclined to release the r

last month, as we reported here on the show, a federal judge ruled that alex acosta broke the law whenically, because acosta kept the deal hidden from dozens of victims who came forward who had a right to know about the proceedings in that case. and that not only looks bad for a sitting cabinet official, a federal judge has ruled it is bad, right? this is a federal judge ruling that a sitting cabinet secretary broke the law at his last federal job. oh, and by the way, it had to do with a child sex offender. now it's gotten worse, though. remember, alex acosta agreed to let jeffrey epstein plead guilty to only one sex crime that involved an underaged girl. the age of that underaged girl in that crime that he was allowed to plead to, that's never been revealed in that court record, but in this new reporting from "the washington post" we learn, quote, the only minor epstein was convicted of soliciting was 16 years old at the time the offenses had began. they had him plead to a crime involving a 16-year-old. remember, the very first victim to tip off police to what jeffrey epstein was doin

last month, a federal judge ruled that alex acosta broke the law when he made that no non-prosecutionn from dozens of victim who is had a right to know about the proceedings in that case. that not only looks bad for a sitting cabinet official, a judge ruled it is bad. this is a federal judge ruling that a sitting cabinet secretary broke the law at his last federal job. by the way, it had to do with a child sex offender. now it's gotten worse though. remember alex acosta agreed to let jeffrey epstein plead guilty to only one sex crime that involved an underage girl. the age of that girl in the crime has never been revealed in the court record, but in this new reporting from "the washington post"ry learned the only minor epstein was convicted of soliciting was 16 years old. they had him complete to a crime with a 16-year-old. the first victim to tip off police to what he was doing was 14. some of the victims were as young as 13. when alex acosta put together the sweetheart plea deal, the non-prosecution deal with epstein for all federal crimes, he had a 53-page indictment worth of stori

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the pressure is coming under labor secretary alex acosta because he cut the deal with him.was the u.s. attorney for miami. here's what we know right now. as this thing develops and it's developing fast, i will tell you, a federal judge came out recently and admonished the labor secretary's actions in that case -- ashley: didn't the judge have to sign off in the first place? >> the doj did but they cited him as problematic, the way he handled the case. what we know now is that his involvement is drawing a lot of scrutiny and what we hear, this is how it's been described to us by people close to the administration, that he's on shaky ground with the white house. not saying he's getting blown out tomorrow. ashley: what's his relationship with epstein, anything? >> he was the prosecutor. ashley: yes, but beyond that. >> he cut such a light deal that people are saying -- ashley: questions are being asked. >> they are now being asked because more victims are coming forward. this case has not gone away. listen, the trump administration is still behind him from what we understand.

. >> this morning labor secretary alex acosta come white house counsel kellyanne conway and republican senator joni ernst are scheduled to speak of the national association of counties legislative conference. the most educated group ever with 72% of house lawmakers earning a graduate degree. c-span spoke with several of the new faces. dan meuser, republican from pennsylvania's ninth district is new to washington but not the politics. he served as the state secretary of revenue. he helped to build medical equipment company with his family. >> where did you grow up? >> actually i grew up on long island, new york, my father was a police officer. we grew up certainly in the very middle class household. my mom stayed at home with us but when we went off to school she went off to work. i had a brother and sister and wouldn't change a of it. we were blessed with a great childhood for what kind of values did your parents instill in you? >> my father was a new york city police officer so it's somewhat of a rigid household you might say, but at the same time he kept us busy, probably chores, spo

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visit ncicap.org] >> labor secretary alex acosta, white house counselor kellyanne conway and republican senator joni ernst talk about trade, infrastructure and workforce training at a conference in washington, d.c.. it's is one hour and 15 minutes. [applause] >> now it is my extreme pleasure to introduce a former county official, us senator joni ernst. senator ernst previously served as montgomery county i was monitor for the work to eliminate wasteful government spending and protects taxpayer resources. in 2014 senator ernst was elected the first woman to serve in federal from iowa and also

attorney alex acosta broke the law when they concealed a plea agreement for more than thirty underage victims who had been sexually abused by the wealthy new york hedge fund manager. two very powerful men in their respective fields both the quds devote most heinous of crimes but while kelly is finally being forced to face the consequences of his actions under the harsh glare of the media spotlight mr geoffrey upstream has stayed hidden in the shadows and it would appear that both the media and police are fine with that this comes despite epstein being accused of very similar crimes as kelly even though i guess one could argue epstein worked out an even grander scale than kelly could ever dream of involving everything from secret islands private jets and actual royalty in his crimes one could only wonder if this could not only be due to the sphere of influence that has surrounded supported and protected epstein's predation of underage women being far higher up the hollywood d.c. political food chain than r. kelly's but also because of the color of their skin as well because as history

. >> this morning labor secretary alex acosta come white house counsel kellyanne conway and republican senator joni ernst

attorney alex acosta broke the law when they concealed a plea agreement for more than thirty underage victims who had been sexually abused by the wealthy new york hedge fund manager. two very powerful men in their respective fields both the quds do the most heinous of crimes but while kelly is finally being forced to face the consequences of his actions under the harsh glare of the media spotlight mr geoffrey upstream has stayed hidden in the shadows and it would appear that both the media and police are fine with that this comes despite epstein being accused of very similar crimes as kelly even though i guess one could argue epstein worked out an even grander scale than kelly could ever dream of involving everything from secret islands private jets and actual royalty in his crimes one could only wonder if this could not only be due to the sphere of influence that has surrounded support of the protected epstein's predation of underage women being far higher up the hollywood d.c. political food chain than r. kelly's but also because of the color of their skin as well because as history

. >> up next on c-span, a conversation with labor secretary alex acosta, white house advisor conaway, and jon ernst. national association of counties legislative conference. minutes. >> now it is my extreme pleasure to introduce a former county official, us senator joni ernst. senator ernst previously served as montgomery county i was monitor for the work to eliminate wasteful government spending and protects taxpayer resources. in 2014 senator ernst was elected the first woman to serve in federal from iowa and also became the first female combat veteran elected to the united states senate. please join me in welcoming senator joni ernst. [applause] >> good morning everyone. welcome to washington dc. yeah, good morning. thank you. greg, thank you for the kind introduction and as greg said i am joni ernst and had the great honor of serving either one in the united states senate and i'm happy to be here today with all of you. it is wonderful to have so many county leaders from all over the country here in the same room and i know there are a number of iowans here. where did they go? ther

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build for what's ahead℠ >>> labor secretary alex acosta still has a job, at least for now, even aftert for weeks. his role in a plea deal involving a florida billionaire accused of a wide range of sexual misconduct with underaged girls. the deal involved just two counts related to solicitation of prostitution. "the washington post" now says that epstein ended up charged for a crime involving an older teen, that was closer to the age of consent. why does this matter? "the post" reports that federal investigators, quote, flagged scores of potential underaged victims, including the 14-year-old girl who first alerted police. so why wasn't that 14-year-old part of the discussion? all of it is why secretary acosta is facing more scrutiny since a federal judge ruled last month he and his team violated the law when they failed to tell victims about the agreement. the labor department said any decisions that acosta was involved in were approved by justice department leadership and followed procedure. what does this mean for acosta's time at the white house. i'm joined now by one of the reporte

announcer: next, remarks by labor secretary alex acosta, white house counselor kellyanne conway, and iowa senator joni at this years's national association of counties legislative conference in washington dc. they talked about global trade, infrastructure investment, workforce training, and criminal justice reform. this is one hour and 15 minutes. [applause] >> now it is my extreme pleasure to introduce a former county official, u.s. senator joni ernst. senator ernst previously served as montgomery county, i was auditor, where she worked to eliminate wasteful government spending and protect taxpayer resources. in 2014, senator ernst was elected as the first woman to serve in federal elected office from iowa and also became the first female combat veteran elected to the united states senate. please join me in welcoming senator joni ernst. [applause] ♪ [applause] sen. ernst: oh, good morning, everyone. welcome to washington, d.c. yeah, good morning. thank you. greg, thank you for your kind introduction. as greg said, i am joni ernst and i have the great honor of serving iowans in the u

[applaus [applause] >> and live now for remarks from labor secretary alex acosta, white house counsellor kellyanne conway and iowa republican senator joni ernst who is expected to speak first, they're all at the national association of counties, legislative conference here in washington. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> where she worked to eliminate wasteful government spending and protect taxpayer resources. in 2014, senator ernst was elected as the first woman to serve in federal elected office from iowa and also, became the first female combat veteran elected to the united states senate. please join me in welcoming senator joni ernst. [applaus [applause] >> oh, good morning, everyone. welcome to washington d.c. yeah, good morning. and thank you. greg, thank you for your kind introduction, as greg said, i am joni ernst and i had the great honor of serving iowans in the united states senate and i'm very happy to be here today with all of you. it's wonderful to have so many county leaders from all over the country here in the same room and i know there are a number of iowans here. wh

. >> we're not going to hear from alex acosta about the jeffrey epstein plea.oing to happen on many different avenues. not only in the courtroom. but also in every single committee in the house. and this just is -- it's a death by a thousand -- >> is it really changed? since the midterms, so much has happened on capitol hill. they are shedding light on so many things that were ignored or perhaps not cared about. talk about that. >> i think you're right. the public, for one, finds all these inveinvestigations very credible. we had the first to time to get a transparent look at all of these shady business dealings and how they're all tying together. and, you know, i think what cohen's testimony has done is there's been a domino effect. it's allowed the house judiciary, ways and means to move forward. obtain the president's tax return. petition for subpoena the white house security clearance pr sesz. it helps when documents are provided and cohen provides leads and bread crumbs for others to follow. >> there's to defense coming from the trump administration. we ha