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16 The Virgin Islands Daily News NATION Saturday, March 2, 2019 Dems want Acosta out over Epstein case. GOP seeking investigation. Then there's Matt Gaetz WASHINGTON — Democrats are calling for Labor Secretary Ala Acosta, resignation. Republicans support an inter- n. investigation into Acosta, role in a controversial plea deal for mul- timillionaire sec ternV2. But Florida Rep. Man Gaetz one of President Donald Trump, bigg.t defenders in Congress, is taking a different a, proliaich.. terview with the Miami Her- .d thails1:%neelc, Gaetz said re-examining Acosta, handling of Epstein, case, which came under increased scrutiny after the Her.d, three-pan series Per- version of Iwtice, sets a "thmgerous" precedent for prosecutors. A feder. judge ruled last week that prosecutors run by Acosta, then the U.S. attorney for South Florida, broke the law when they failed to inform Epstein, under- age victims of the plea agreement. The judge gave feder. prosecutors 15 days to confer with Epstein, victims and their attorneys to come up with a resolution. "I don't know what I don't imow and certainly if there is ever an in. cation of misconduct, that has to be thoroughly review., bta I think it, a dangerous thing to go back and sec- ond-gu.s decisions that prosecutors Matt Gaetz have called on Ae.ta to resign, the a statezent.lfehe , stcilt not stand_ exception being Rep. Donna Sha. al. ag E p Shalala was part of a group of tomeys, he cleariny is noqsill'indeifinetd Democrats who signed on to a letter to t:ceeton the netwodcst,c= last week demanding the passage of a traf ck s operating in bill that would allow the Department Sta. and represent their victims, of Iwtice, Inspector General to re- Gaetz, the outlier among tho. view conduct of attomeys within interviewed, is important becau. Jwtice, a power it do. not currendy his a key Trump ally who fre- have. Acosta was responsble for ne- quently speaks with the president. gotiating Epst […]