Acosta refuses to resign, defends secret plea deal for Epstein; Harris becomes latest candidate to team up with Ocasio-Cortez; Protestors storm Biden's campaign HQ demanding commitments for separated migrant families

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 10 July 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Acosta blames state prosecutor's office: They were ready to let Epstein walk without jail time; Acosta defends secret plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein; Acosta: We now have hindsight & live in a different world; Acosta: We did the deal because we wanted to see Epstein in jail; Harris follows Warren and Sanders in attaching campaigns to Ocasio-Cortez; Pelosi makes unity pitch after spat with Ocasio-Cortez saying "Make me the target", not new Democrats; Warren confronted at campaign event, makes promise on Israeli occupations; U.K. ambassador resigns after Trump attacks him over leaked cable; U.K. ambassador to U.S. says he can't continue in job, returning to Britain; U.K. PM candidate refused to back embattled ambassador to U.S.; Girls celebrate their role models at World Cup paradeTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Secretary Acosta was not able to list any regrets about that Epstein plea deal.
0:07.0	The lead starts right now.
0:08.7	The Trump Cabinet Secretary who once brokered a secret plea deal with an alleged child rapist today says
0:13.9	don't blame him as President Trump pushes him out in front of the microphones to
0:18.2	defend himself. Another major Democratic candidate courting AOC is AOC the key to the primary race or just a formula for firing up Republicans.
0:28.6	Plus, now that's a Brexit.
0:31.2	President Trump gets his way. The ambassador who privately
0:34.0	called him incompetent and insecure is out, but I guess we're still cool with Kim Jong-un and
0:39.3	the Saudi crown prince.
0:40.3	This is CNN Breaking News. Welcome to the lead.
0:46.0	I'm Jake Tapper.
0:47.0	We begin with Breaking News just minutes ago.
0:49.0	In an attempt to keep his job and defend his reputation,
0:52.0	Secretary of Labor, Alex Ac Acosta tried to defend himself from a rising
0:56.0	chorus of calls for his resignation, given that 2008 plea agreement he agreed to.
1:01.0	Today called a sweetheart deal for accused child predator trafficker and child
1:05.0	rapist Jeffrey Epstein. Acosta was urged to hold this press conference by President
1:09.7	Trump's two sources to see and n. Acosta has faced scathing criticism from Epstein's many victims
1:15.5	who were minors at the time of Epstein's alleged brutality. They are offended but by what
1:20.6	they see as a soft punishment for the wealthy well-connected Epstein and as
1:24.4	covered in an award-winning Miami Herald Exposay the quote extraordinary plea
1:29.2	agreement that would conceal the full extent of Epstein's crimes and the number of people involved.
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