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R. Alexander Acosta

Official Department of Labor portrait of Alexander Acosta in 2017.
Relationship to TrumpTrump labor secretary nominee

Timeline

  1. Trump put the prosecutor behind Epstein's extraordinary non-prosecution deal in the CabinetAcosta resigned in 2019; DOJ's 2020 review found poor judgment, not professional misconduct.nominated as labor secretary · documented · 2 sources
  2. Trump nominated Alexander Acosta to run the Labor DepartmentNomination confirmed; Acosta later resignedTrump labor secretary nominee · documented · 1 source
  3. Senate confirmed Acosta 60–38; he was sworn in the next dayServed until July 2019Trump labor secretary · documented · 3 sources
  4. Acosta resigned from Trump's Cabinet amid renewed scrutiny of the Epstein agreementOut of office since July 19, 2019Former Trump labor secretary · documented · 2 sources
  5. DOJ review found poor judgment—not professional misconduct—in Acosta's Epstein resolutionOPR found poor judgment but no professional misconduct on November 12, 2020Former Trump labor secretary in DOJ professional-responsibility review · documented · 3 sources
Roles and relationships

Status

  1. Former Trump labor secretaryrelationship / 2019-07-192 sources · Source
  2. Trump labor-secretary nominee documented in 2017relationship / 2017-02-162 sources · Source
  3. Resigned as labor secretary effective July 19, 2019office / 2019-07-192 sources · Source

Relationships

  1. Donald J. Trump

    Relationship to TrumpTrump labor secretary nominee

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  2. Donald J. Trump

    Former Trump labor secretary

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  3. Donald J. Trump

    Former Trump labor secretary in DOJ professional-responsibility review

    legalpoliticalFull record · 3 sources
  4. Donald J. Trump

    Trump labor secretary

    politicalFull record · 3 sources
  5. Donald J. Trump

    nominated as labor secretary

    legalpoliticalFull record · 2 sources
Source: Shawn T. Moore / United States Department of Labor · Rights/use: CC BY 2.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/; resized and encoded derivative · Modified: cropped and resized