The large-scale disclosure of materials known as the “Epstein Files” has revealed “disturbing and credible evidence” of what independent human rights experts describe as a possible global criminal enterprise involving systematic sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation of women and girls.
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      Alex Acosta became the US Secretary of Labor for the Lumpty Trumpty administration.

      On 25 August 2025 the House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena to Acosta requesting his testimony in the Epstein file. His name was not in the initial batch of subpoenas the committee sent out in August, which included Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. His testimony was on September 19.[57] During his September 2025 testimony, Acosta said he did not recall any discussions of “potential financial crimes” in the Epstein investigation. In October 2025, Bloomberg News uncovered email correspondence that showed that Acosta’s office did discuss financial crimes and that Acosta was copied on correspondence about it. Records related to the financial crimes investigation were stored in a folder titled, “Money Laundering.”[26]

      Acosta announced that the Trump administration maintained a goal of one million new apprentices. Following Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest in July 2019, on sex trafficking charges, Alexander Acosta faced fresh calls to resign.[82] He resigned as Secretary of Labor effective July 19, 2019.[83] President Trump, standing next to Acosta, said he would have been willing to have him remain.[84][85] Trump said “This was him, not me” and called him a “great, great secretary”.[84][85]