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County, reviewed the evidence and recommended a single charge. and that charge would have resulted in no jail time at all. no registration as a sexual offender. and no restitution to the victims. without the work of our prosecutors epstein would have gotten away with just that state charge. >> would you make this same agreement today? >> we now have 12 years of knowledge and hindsight, and we live in a very different world. today's world treats victims very, very differently. today's world does not allow some of the victim shaming that could have taken place at trial 12 years ago. >> dozens of...

Charge. >> yesterday the former palm beach county state attorney called acosta's account completely wrong. the number of former federal prosecutors didn't agree with acosta's arguments either. let's watch. >> if he had really wanted to swoop in and save the day, it sounds like there was a 53-page indictment that his office had drafted, why not go forward with those charges? >> if they didn't feel they had the quantum of proof they needed, they simply could have continued the investigation until they did. there was no sort of time stamp on this. there was no urgency to negotiate a nonpros agree...

Epstein because the state of florida was screwing it up. remember he was the federal prosecutor. he said state prosecutors had evidence on epstein, but they were not going to be able to get a proper conviction or sentence. acosta had to swoop in with this deal. a federal non-prosecution deal pleading guilty to one state charge and doing time in a county jail where he got let out on work release where his driver drove him home. today in response to secretary acosta's press conference, the top prosecutor responded with a written statement. i can emphatically state there mr. acosta's recollection...

Gotten away with just that state charge. >> matt miller is a former chief spokesman for the justice department. he is a security analyst. acosta did not apologize to epstein's victims. you tweeted, don't know why acosta doesn't say this in response to the victim question, i'm sorry, i tried to do my best for you, i'm sorry i wasn't able to get a better outcome, i wish i had and in hindsight maybe i made the wrong decisions, i did the best i could, but you deserve better. what did acosta accomplish on wednesday in addressing the situation the way that he did? >> i don't think he accomplished mu...

The palm beach state's attorney who was assigned to that case. take a listen. >> the palm beach state attorney's office was ready to let epstein walk free, no jail time, nothing. prosecutors in my former office found this to be completely unacceptable. and they became involved. our office became involved. without the work of our prosecutors, epstein would have gotten away with just that state charge. >> today that former state's attorney is calling acosta's recollection of the case, quote, completely wrong. barry krischer told nbc news if mr. acosta was truly concerned with the state's case an...