Former South Florida US Attorney Alex Acosta testified to House lawmakers last month that a federal prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein foundered in the mid-2000s because of a lack of victims willing to testify that would have made trial a “crapshoot,” The Post has learned.
Acosta discussed the evidentiary and other challenges prosecutors faced during a six-hour interview with Oversight Committee members and staff on Sept. 19, a transcript of which was obtained Friday.
DC bureau chief Josh Christenson breaks down what Acosta revealed in that testimony.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/alex-acosta-claimed-jeffrey-epstein-prosecution-would-have-been-a-crapshoot-due-to-lack-of-victims-cooperating/
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