Alex Acosta , the former federal prosecutor who orchestrated the controversial 2008 plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein, arrived for testimony Friday in a closed-door transcribed interview before the House Oversight Committee as lawmakers ramp up scrutiny of past failures in the long-running federal investigation.

Acosta, who later served as Labor Secretary under President Donald Trump during his first term, negotiated the non-prosecution agreement that allowed the financier and convicted sex offender to avoid federal charges in exchange for a guilty plea in Florida state court. Epstein, who pleaded guilty to state-related prostitution charges, including solicitation of a minor, served just 13 months in jail with extensive work-release privileges, a deal victims’ advocates and federal

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