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Yorker. >> sure. a great philanthropist. thank you, bill, for what you row and for recognizing alex. >> the book is called "four friends." how about that summer read. i'm stephanie ruhle. coming up more news with hallie jackson. >> i am hallie jackson in washington. right now looking ahead to a day of potentially fast-moving developments given the pressure building on a member of the president's cabinet. alex acosta, the labor secretary, facing more and more calls to resign this morning o over how he handled the jeffrey epstein's deal in 2008. when acosta, u.s. attorney at the time, struck up ...

Their day in court. here's how one of the women reacted. >> just to hear that they're standing up for the victims. you know what i mean? it is just like so overwhelmingly un -- it's past due. >> with me now is attorney spencer representing three of epstein's alleged victims from his 2008 non-prosecution agreement. thanks for being with us today. >> thank you for having me today. >> tell me how your clients are feeling these past 24 hours? >> i can tell you i've been in contact with them, and they are absolutely ecstatic that the attorney's office is taking this more seriously than they did bac...

Listen, the focus should not be on alex acosta but jeffrey epstein himself. yet here you are talking about how your client believes there could be should be a focus on acosta. what is the response from those you represent to the white house's position this morning? >> all my clients want the focus to be on everyone that was involved in this bad deal. obviously the perpetrator, mr. epstein, this fed file, should be behind bars. he should have been there since 2007. but, again, we need to focus on the process as well. how did he get let out? how is it that he got such a sweetheart deal? that's w...

New revelations and there should be hearings. and, third, the president needs to answer for his statements he has made about his relationship with mr. epstein. in 2002, he said he had known epstein for 15 years and he was, quote, a terrific guy who enjoyed women, quote, on the younger side. unquote. epstein was also reportedly a regular at the mar-a-lago club for years. the president needs to answer for this. and i don't recall is not an acceptable answer in this case. particularly since president trump appointed mr. acosta to such a powerful position. now, on health care, today oral arguments...

Another bound by. they're not bound by an agreement that the southern district of florida entered into because they were not part of it and they're not going to honor it, which is really an interesting con flick that it sets up between two separate districts, two u.s. attorney's office within the federal government. >> let's talk about when it comes to the next thing, july 15th, detention hearing, when it comes to prosecutions and epste epstein's lawyers. you've got two private planes, a private island that you own as well to show he's not a threat to the community. >> it's so interesting as a...