(The Hill) -- The House Oversight Committee on Friday published fresh files connected to the late Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal dealings, including the transcript of a previous interview with former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, who served under President Trump during his first term.

Acosta, the former U.S. Attorney for the southern District of Florida, ultimately resigned from the post in 2019 after receiving scrutiny for authoring Epstein’s 2008 plea deal, which allowed the financier to serve 13 months in prison on two state prostitution charges. At the time, more than a dozen victims stepped forward and alleged that Epstein was running an international ex trafficking ring involving girls as young as 14.

The former labor secretary stood by his decision not to prosecute Epstein during his S

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