In his remarks at the Senate floor, Schumer said, “I am calling on Secretary Acosta to resign. It is now impossible for anyone to have confidence in Secretary Acosta’s ability to lead the Department of Labor. If he refuses to resign, President Trump should fire him.”
The Senate Minority Leader emphasized that “Acosta chose to let him off easy. This is not acceptable. We cannot have as one of the leading appointed officials in America someone who has done this.”
Additionally, Schumer said, “Epstein should have been behind bars years ago. No one can figure out why Mr. Epstein was able to persuade U.S. Attorney Acosta not to prosecute.”
On Saturday, law enforcement officers arrested and charged Epstein with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York filed the criminal charges against the billionaire financier.
On Monday, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said his office is “not bound” by Acosta’s non-prosecution agreement with Epstein.
