Kash Patel Testifies the ‘Original Sin’ In Epstein Case Was Committed By Former Trump Cabinet Member

David Gilmour Sep 16th, 2025, 10:29 am

FBI Director Kash Patel testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta , who served under his first administration, committed the “original sin” in the Jeffrey Epstein case.

As U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida in 2008, Acosta oversaw a secret non-prosecution deal with Epstein that allowed the financier to plead guilty to state charges involving a single underage victim, shielding him from federal prosecution.

A Justice Department review later concluded that Acosta “made the pivotal decision to resolve the federal investigation of Epstein through a state-based plea and either developed

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