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A central figure in the Jeffrey Epstein sexual abuse saga—former prosecutor Alex Acosta, who granted in 2007 the former financier what’s been widely blasted as a “sweetheart deal” for his alleged crimes—has no regrets about the agreement, a Democratic lawmaker told CNN on Friday, as the former Trump official faces questioning from the House Oversight Committee.
Alex Acosta, center, arrives for a House Oversight Committee deposition about Jeffrey Epstein on September 19 in Washington D.C.
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