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Crimes. this year a federal judge ruled that acosta and his office by failing to notify the victims about the plea agreement ahead of time broke the law. but acosta today was not only unrepentant, he portrayed himself as something of the hero in the epstein affair claiming the tate of florida would have let epstein go free he had and his team not come in wearing federal white hats and save the day. and ensuring that epstein at least went to jail for some time and was labelled a registered sex offender. pamela brown said that alexander acosta refused to meet with the victims. >> i absolutely we...

Beautiful women as much as i know. >> i knew him like everybody in palm beach. i had a falling out with him a long time ago. i don't think i've spoken to him for 15 years. i wasn't a fan. >> reporter: and he was a visitor at the mar-a-lago resort but the attorney for the trump administration said trump banned him from the property, although he doesn't remember when or why. as for epstein, who is facing new charges in a new york case, another accuser went public today. describing being raped by him as a teenager. >> forcefully raped me, knew exactly what he was doing. and i don't think cared. w...

Resignation. "the herald" broke of story of epstein's light punishment, 13 months in county jail and the freedom to work at his office 12 hours a day six days a week. not clear yet what if any role congress will play in investigating the 2008 plea deal which is now under intense scrutiny. >> as for epstein the president is trying to distance himself in the wake of a new indictment in new york, charging him with running a child sex ring. this is the same jeffrey epstein mr. trump once described as a terrific guy. now not so much. >> well, i knew him like everybody in palm beach knew him. people...

>> for 2.5 years he's been just an excellent secretary of labor. he's done a fantastic job. but you're talking about a long time ago. and again, it was a decision made i think not by him but by a lot of people. >> but cnn has learned that confidence could vanish in a flash depending on the news coverage, of course. the president's longtime confidante chris ruddy told don lemon acosta's future is not so bright. >> i think the plea agreement he did is indefensible. i think that he's not going to stay for long. i haven't spoken to the president about it, but i do think -- and we're reporting toni...

Holiday inn express. we're there. so you can be too. . back with breaking news. labor secretary alex acosta fiercely unrepentantly defending his role in securing a plea deal for jeffrey epstein in 2008 insisting the deal he cut as u.s. attorney was a more certain outcome than taking the case to trial but stopped short of saying he would make the same decision again today. cnn kaitlan collins asked acosta about this this afternoon. and what else did he have to say? >> reporter: well, jake that was one of the main questions reporters had for the labor secretary. does he regret the way he handl...