now trending: #AcostaResign ... what now, Trump?

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now trending: #AcostaResign ... what now, Trump?


https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/8/1870290/-now-trending-AcostaResign-what-now-Trump?utm_campaign=trending


Monday July 08, 2019 · 2:28 PM CDT

"Trump aides so far are not bothered by Acosta's role in the controversial Epstein plea deal, but are aware of the headline risk." (CNN)


Thanks to some relentless Miami Herald reporting, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta has been shown to favor a variety of interrelated areas of US policy on human trafficking as well as perhaps a role in prolonging the prosecuting of Jeffrey Epstein, now including charges in NY.

Does an Acosta resignation draw attention away from Trump’s continuing reign of error........................




https://images.dailykos.com/images/694212/story_image/D--dt8wXYAEk6Ss1?1562613529

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'The next 72 hours are critical for Acosta'
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/08/alex-acosta-jeffrey-epstein-plea-deal-1400530

Trump aides so far are not bothered by Acosta's role in the controversial Epstein plea deal, but are aware of the headline risk.



Updated 07/08/2019 05:47 PM EDT


White House officials are closely watching the coverage of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s past involvement as a prosecutor in billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s plea deal in 2008, concerned that the recent burst of negative publicity could harm him beyond repair, according to four people familiar with the situation.

“The next 72 hours are critical for Acosta,” said a former Trump adviser, who remains close to the White House. “This is a settled matter for people in the White House … but it’s usually the response that kills you.”

The expectation in the West Wing is that President Donald Trump is likely to give Acosta the benefit of the doubt because of the allegations of assault by women that the president says have been falsely made against him and his most recent nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, according to the people.

Trump isn‘t likely to fire Acosta unless he remains a constant in the news, leading to more outrage by those who think Epstein, a billionaire who counts Trump and former President Bill Clinton as friends, was given a lenient sentence for his crimes. Some people have called for his resignation, but many Democrats and their allies, including the AFL-CIO, have stayed relatively quiet because they see Acosta’s tepid approach to deregulation as tolerable.
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[Skittles]

1. "drain the swamp"

[cutroot]

2. "reign of error" Very good, accurate description

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3. AN article from dailykos was added: 'The next 72 hours are critical for Acosta'