to an audience of one. the question is how will that one take all of? sources say the president himself told accosta to hold a press conference and wants the secretary to keep his job. others saying that they think accosta handled himself well today. i guess they must like deflecting, blaming and parsing of words. just listen to what the secretary said about the sdny bringing far more serious charges than the plea deal that he gave epstein. which netted him just 13 months behind bars. most of it on work release. >> in all candor, i wish it would have happened. i'm glad to see that it's happening now. he's a bad man and he needs to be put away. >> he needs to be put away. do you hear yourself? you're the u.s. attorney. couldn't you have put him away on federal charges? at least you could have tried.