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Confi confirmation hearing as labor secretary where this did come up. although, if you do watch that exchange, a lot of critics say that acosta did not exactly come across as particularly considerate or empathetic towards the many victims. that's really the crux of the issue here, did how acosta handle this undermine the rights that victims are supposed to have in these kinds of processes? so, you know, that's kind of how things are splitting along partisan lines. and the reality is that we've not seen democratic pressure on president trump really amount to very much in terms of actual action....

Prostitution. that's what he was convicted of. listen. >> based on the evidence, the professionals within a prosecutor's office decide that a plea that guarantees that someone goes to jail, that guarantees that someone register generally and that guarantees other outcomes is a good thing. >> the federal prosecutors have noted that epstein has downplayed and himself said it's a sweetheart deal. i'm not a sexual predator, i'm an offender. >> sex with children is like stealing a bagel. >> the white house will be the arbiter of whether acosta stays or goes. a few months ago when the scrutiny of th...

Firestorm. he said based on the good evidence, good for you, geoffrey berman, and the southern district of new york. if you were the u.s. attorney in florida at the time, why didn't he pursue that evidence? these are the same victims. >> right. i don't think that tweet goes nearly far enough in trying to answer that question and the others that surround him. i think abby is right, you know, trump will be the one who ultimately decides whether acosta can weather this. trump tends to have this impulse when somebody around him is under -- is facing criticism to try to surround them except when it...

And, you know, i think it's important for people to look at the date here. this all happened in 2008. remember, acosta was a political appointee of the bush white house. it was an election year, he was going to need a new job, because there was going to be a new press den the. i think he was trying to curry favor with jeffrey epstein, had a dream team of powerful attorneys. and i think, you know, acosta was figuring out, where am i going to land after this political stint is over. it is disgusting, it is appalling it is new information for so many of us in south florida. i hope somebody asks m...

Outlets are standing with cnn. the white house is vowing to fight on. here is cnn's newest statement about this as we go back to court with a new filing. the white house is continuing to violate the 1st and 5th amendments of the constitution. and all journalists and news organizations and jim acosta and cnn will continue to fight -- continue to report the news about the white house. >> what will be telling, brian, in the next 11 days, should they have a press conference, will they call on jim acosta? >> right. >> even if he gets to be in there it also matters to have the opportunity to pose im...