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Laura Coates Live

Interview with Sen Amy Klobuchar

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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3.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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0:00.0

All right, Kup, thank you very much. I am Chris Cuomo. Welcome to prime time.

0:04.6

The president's labor secretary has learned well from his boss. When confronted with wrongdoing,

0:09.4

he blamed everyone else involved. One of them is firing back tonight. Let's look at what we know

0:15.7

and test who is right. The legalities in this Epstein case are going to take time, but the politics

0:21.9

are playing out in real time. And Mr. Acosta won't resign as Labor Secretary. Will Congress

0:28.8

force his exit? Should it? We have a senator in 2020 hopeful leading the charge on that. We'll

0:35.1

ask her about the latest on that and the border fix from

0:40.0

senators from her party, Senator Amy Klobuchar, here tonight.

0:43.5

We also have the president's acting immigration chief sounding the sirens that ice raids

0:49.1

are absolutely coming.

0:51.1

Is that the best or worst move right now? And we have news on what Democrats are

0:56.8

planning for Mr. Mueller. We have the plan and the stakes. What do you say? Let's get after it.

1:08.4

Not me, boss. That's what you heard from the Labor Secretary today. A lot of excuses. Don't blame me.

1:14.0

Blame them for the Jeffrey Epstein sweetheart deal. Take a listen.

1:19.2

Simply put, the Palm Beach State Attorney's Office was ready to let Epstein walk free. No jail time. Nothing.

1:28.4

Now, the former Palm Beach County state attorney says that is B.S.

1:34.4

Barry Krisher put out a statement saying, quote, federal prosecutors do not take a backseat to state

1:42.0

prosecutors. True, by the way. Mr. Acosta brokered a secret plea deal

1:47.6

that resulted in a non-prosecution agreement in violation of the Crime Victims Rights Act. Okay?

1:56.1

He says his office took the Epstein case to a grand jury that returned a single indictment. The U.S.

2:02.7

attorney's office produced a 53-page indictment that was abandoned when Acosta cut the deal. So what does

2:10.5

this mean now? Let's bring in Senator Amy Corbuchar among many Democrats demanding Acosta's

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