Acosta won't resign, defends secret 2008 plea deal which gave Epstein light sentence for sex crimes; Pelosi appeals for unity amid house democratic infighting

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🗓️ 11 July 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Acosta won't resign, defends secret 2008 plea deal which gave Epstein light sentence for sex crimes; Democrats scramble to prepare for Mueller testimony as some caution against expecting too much; Senior official: Trump's first instinct on Acosta was to fight; Attitude was "Screw'em" after calls to resign came in; White House officials say Acosta handled himself well and that Trump remains supportive of him; British ambassador resigns after calling Trump "Incompetent"; Pelosi: Labor secretary Acosta "Should resign (Or) the president should ask him to step down"; Acosta: State prosecutors were willing to let Epstein "Walk"; Acosta won't say if he regrets 2008 plea deal for Epstein; Pelosi appeals for unity amid house democratic infighting; Hurricane watch issued along Louisiana Coast; North Korea may be targeting former U.S. Marine accused of leading raid on one of its embassiesTo 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	Happening now, breaking news, defense of the deal. Labor Secretary Alex Acosta
0:06.8	defends the secret 2008 plea deal he arranged as a US attorney which gave
0:11.6	multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein an easy sentence for sex crimes.
0:16.2	President Trump pushed him before the cameras, but he still push him out the door.
0:20.8	Call to resign.
0:22.2	Speaker Nancy Pelosi adds her powerful voice to those calling on
0:25.5	Alex Acosta to resign adding that President Trump should ask him to step down.
0:30.0	Navigating Mueller. House Democrats are preparing for next week's testimony by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
0:37.0	But while the hearings are seen as a possible make or break moment for impeachment advocates,
0:42.0	some Democrats are already
0:44.0	tapping down expectations. And Ambassador Quitz, Britain's Ambassador to the
0:49.2	United States resigns. After leaked diplomatic cables, Shody had called President Trump insecure and
0:55.0	incompetent triggering a series of insults from the president.
1:00.1	I'm Will Flitzer, you're in the situation room. This is CNN breaking news.
1:10.0	Breaking news and battle labor Secretary Alex Acosta goes public to defend the still
1:16.6	shocking plea deal.
1:18.1	He oversaw as a U.S. attorney a decade ago, which gave multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein a very light sentence for sex crimes involving
1:26.2	underage girls. Acosta says his office stepped in when state prosecutors were ready to let
1:32.2	Epstein walk.
1:33.4	Epstein faces new federal charges for allegedly running a sex trafficking ring and
1:38.3	abusing minors.
1:39.7	Sources say President Trump told Acosta to step forward amid a drumbeat of calls for his resignation.
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