Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Jimmy Morales of Guatemala and an Exchange With Reporters
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Acosta announced his resignation as labor secretary in July 2019 as renewed attention focused on his handling of the Epstein agreement.
July 12, 2019 exchange with reportersTrump put the prosecutor behind Epstein's extraordinary non-prosecution deal in the Cabinet · Acosta resigned in 2019; DOJ's 2020 review found poor judgment, not professional misconduct.
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Alexander Acosta announced his resignation as Trump's labor secretary on July 12, 2019, effective July 19, as renewed attention focused on his handling of the Epstein agreement; Trump said the resignation was Acosta's decision.
July 12, 2019 exchange with reportersAcosta resigned from Trump's Cabinet amid renewed scrutiny of the Epstein agreement · Out of office since July 19, 2019