From: To:' " 1 11 Cc: "MI SAI US..YSContractorr > (USANYS)" Subject: NEW YORK TIMES; Seized Photos of Nude Girls Deepens Questions About Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 Deal Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:20:22 +0000 Importance: Normal Ali Watkins 1 hr ago A trove of lewd photographs of girls, discovered in a safe inside the financier Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan mansion the same day he was arrested, is deepening questions about why federal prosecutors in Miami had cut a deal that shielded him from federal prosecution in 2008. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Mr. Epstein on Monday with sex trafficking, dealing an implicit rebuke to that plea agreement, which was overseen by Alexander Acosta, then the United States attorney in Miami and now President Trump's labor secretary. The indictment in Manhattan could prompt a moment of reckoning for the Justice Department, which for years has wrestled with accusations that it mishandled the earlier case and has faced a barrage of litigation from Mr. Epstein's accusers. In February, the Justice Department opened its own internal review into the matter. Attorney General William P. Barr said on Monday during a trip to South Carolina that he had recused himself from the case because Mr. Barr's former law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, had represented Mr. Epstein. Eric Holland, the deputy assistant secretary of labor for public affairs, said Mt Acosta had no comment. The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said late Monday night that Mt Acosta should resign because of the "unconscionable agreement" that he made with Mt Epstein in 2008. Accusations of sexual predation have dogged Mr. Epstein for decades. Until his arrest on Saturday, his case had been held up as a prime example of how insulated, powerful men can escape accountability. Mr. Epstein, a hedge fund manager, avoided the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence, largely because of a secret agreement his lawyers struck with federal prosecutors in 2008. His social