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Allegations but because of boldface names, former president clinton, president trump, prince andrew. the president was asked in february about epstein and acosta, said he didn't know about the situation, praised acosta's work, the labor secretary at the time. it does beg the question about what the fallout could be here because of those connections. >> can you explain, erica, the role alexander acosta had at the time. now he's labor secretary. by the way, part of his mandate as labor secretary is oversee and prevent trafficking, which is what epstein is accused of. >> a little irony. at the ti...

Referring things to the department of justice and they are declining comments. what stands out here is there is silence and that's notable. the president has had some kind of social relationships from time to time with the defendant in this case. jeffery epstein, his comments in the past, the president has certainly praised alex acosta, the labor secretary who was previously in that miami role of working out the legal deal that epstein had back several years ago. the president has praised acosta for his work presently. the work he's done in this capacity and it is not talking about this contro...

Keep him behind bars. >> when you have two planes and you live much of the year abroad, we think that is a very real risk. >> reporter: the 66-year-old made his money on wall street. for decades epstein handled investments for former high-profile clients like leslie rexner who owns victoria's secret and including britain's prince andrew and former president bill clinton and president trump who in 2002 told new york magazine this about epstein. i've known jeff for 15 years. terrific guy. he's a lot of fun to be with. it is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as i do. and many of the...

He pled not guilty to both sex trafficking charges. our courtroom producers say two of jeffrey epstein's accusers were inside the courtroom when he pled not guilty. they described epstein is looking disheveled but also calm. he wore a blue prison jumpsuit and he was not handcuffed. federal prosecutors have charged him with one count of sex trafficking and another count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking if convicted the 66-year-old could spend 44 year. according to prosecutors, epstein paid hundreds of dollars to girls as young as 14 to massage or have sex with him. prosecutors believe th...

In his mansion in manhattan and his luxury estate in palm beach, florida. investigators say he paid his alleged victims hundreds of dollars not only for sex but to recruit even more girls. >> the underage girls were initially recruited to provide epstein with massages and often did so nude or partially nude. he paid certain victims to recruit additional girls to be similarly abused. this allowed epstein to create an ever-expanding web of new victims. >> shepard: jeffrey epstein made his fortune running a hedge fund for billionaires. he was well-known in celebrity circles and mingled with the r...