Speaker Pelosi Calls on Labor Secretary to Resign, Accuses Trump of Knowing About Epstein Deal...

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite


Speaker Pelosi Calls on Labor Secretary to Resign, Accuses Trump of Knowing About Epstein Deal Upon Appointment

By Reed Richardson Jul 8th, 2019, 11:36 pm

Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for the resignation of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Twitter and accused President Donald Trump of being aware of the 2007 sweetheart deal that the former US Attorney Acosta gave convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein when the president appointed him to the cabinet.

Link to tweet

After the US Attorney filed new sex trafficking charges against Epstein, there has been renewed outrage over Acosta’s role in securing a lenient, 13-month sentence for the billionaire, which included daily work release that allowed him to come and go from the jail.

There seems to be a sense of the political risks of Acosta staying, as one of the president’s 2020 campaign spokespersons floated a trial balloon on Sunday that the “new charges” against Epstein could result in unspecified “significant changes” at the White House.

In February, Trump defended Acosta’s performance as labor secretary, whom he nominated to the job more than two years ago. He also disavowed knowledge of Acosta’s role in the Epstein sentencing deal, saying: “I know don’t much about it.” Pelosi’s Tweet did not include or link to any evidence that Trump knew about Acosta’s deal with Epstein when the president nominated him in 2017.


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[Nevermypresident]

1. What about corruption charges for Acosta?

[George II]

2. trump had to know about the deal - he watched and tweeted about Acosta's hearing...

...and the deal was discussed extensively at that hearing.

[watoos]

6. 2 Senators brought it up

Markey and Murray.

[Freethinker65]

3. Every Senator fucking knew about it and Acosta still got confirmed.

[Honeycombe8]

4. That's pointless. Can't Congress DO something?

Isn't there a rule or standard that Acosta violates that makes him ineligible to serve? If not, then that's the mistake of our legislative branch, I suppose.

[watoos]

7. Every Democrat needs to push this,

hit the talk shows, call a press conference, make Republicans defend a pedophile protector.

[Honeycombe8]

9. That's pointless. All that matters is Congress DOING something. nt

[ehrnst]

20. Well, they did. Speaker Pelosi demanded he resign, and he resigned.

First things first. It's a good thing that congress didn't waste time and resources they didn't need to assuming that he would not resign, isn't it?

BTW - what do you think that congress could have "done" in the space of 24 hours, beyond taking the very basic first step of making it clear that they wanted him gone, and what they wanted him to do?

Demand pistols at dawn?

It seems as though you keep moving the goalposts to be disappointed with Pelosi.

[ehrnst]

11. Well, bless my soul... It looks like Speaker Pelosi knew what the hell she was doing after all....

Good thing we didn't waste precious time and resources....


Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigns amid pressure from Jeffrey Epstein sex traffic case

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/12/labor-secretary-alex-acosta-is-resigning-as-pressure-mounts-from-jeffrey-epstein-case.html

[Honeycombe8]

12. The point is still well made.

Congress ALWAYS says that so-and-so (whoever is the latest criminal or perp or unethical person) should resign.

What matters is that Congress DO something that makes the person ineligible to serve. It's probable that he was made to resign because he's an election liability. Whatever the reason, it's good he's gone. But the issue of making these sorts of people ineligible remains. There may be laws that make them ineligible. I don't know. But if not, there needs to be.

[ehrnst]

14. You said, "That's pointless. Can't Congress DO something?"

She did. And lo and behold, calling for his resignation was all that was necessary. He resigned!!! With no further effort necessary on the part of congress!!!

How disappointing for you. She was right. She knew what the hell was going on.

But do go on and find something else to bash her for, moving goalposts to keep your low opinion of her stoked.

Facts are so overrated, aren't they?

[sheshe2]

18. ++++++++++++++++++++++++

[George II]

17. But they don't always resign - this one did.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

5. Her twitter is a Dean Martin roast

Yikes

[Fullduplexxx]

8. Her party members are calling on her to start impeachment

[ehrnst]

13. Well, lookee here... it seems Pelosi knew what the hell she was doing when she

called for his impeachment before using up limited time and resources going nuclear first...



https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/12/labor-secretary-alex-acosta-is-resigning-as-pressure-mounts-from-jeffrey-epstein-case.html

[mcar]

15. Unpossible!

Everything Pelosi does is wrong. Why, she's just like Boehner - I read it here on DU.

[George II]

16. Bazinga!

[Skittles]

19. she won't

[riversedge]

10. Good. Thank you.