Former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta testified on Capitol Hill Friday, where members of the House Oversight Committee asked about the plea deal he cut with Jeffrey Epstein back in 2008.

That deal allowed Epstein to avoid a federal trial by sending him to prison for 13 months on state prostitution charges involving minors.

On Friday Acosta testified for some six hours behind closed doors. While he did not speak to the media, Democratic lawmakers on the committee spoke over the hearing's lunch break.

They alleged that Acosta was taking no responsibility for the deal and claimed he was involved in a coverup, including with the current Trump administration.

"Mr. Acosta, at least to us in this deposition, essentially has said he didn't have fait in the victims, their stories and their ability t

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