is a republican, ben sasse who is on the judiciary committee. he didn't mince words writing, jeffrey epstein is a child rapist and there's not a single mom or dad in america who shouldn't be horrified by the fact he received a pa theically soft sentence. the victims of epstein's child sex trafficking ring deserve this investigation. for acosta, the labor defendant said -- department said he welcomed the investigation. pete williams and cynthia oxney are joining me. pete, i do remember very vividly the part of the "miami herald" investigation that showed that when epstein was in jail, not prison, he, six days a week, was often out on work release for 12 hours a day. that riled a lot of people then. so why is this happening now, and what happens next? >> you've already mentioned the factors. one is the "miami herald" series. two is ben sasse. he asked bill barr, the justice