As expected, President Trump’s nominee for Labor Secretary, Alexander Acosta, faced tough questions about a decade-old case, as he faced down lawmakers Wednesday morning during his Senate confirmation hearing. Looming over Acosta was his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. He served 13 months of an 18-month sentence and registered as a sex offender in Florida. “The bottom line is this: Mr. Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire, served time in jail and is now a registered sex offender,” the letter said. BILLIONAIRE SEX OFFENDER EPSTEIN ONCE CLAIMED HE CO-FOUNDED CLINTON FOUNDATION“That is not accurate” Acosta said.

Source: Fox News March 22, 2017 16:52 UTC