Overview
- The committee published a 172-page transcript of Alex Acosta’s Sept. 19 interview along with flight manifests and other records tied to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Acosta said a mid-2000s federal case was a trial "crapshoot" because many victims would not testify and evidence posed hurdles, so prosecutors pursued a plea to secure jail time, offender registration, and restitution.
- He testified his office expected continuous confinement and opposed the Palm Beach sheriff’s work-release decision, which he said they formally objected to after learning of it.
- Acosta denied any knowledge of Epstein ties to U.S. or foreign intelligence and said he never discussed Epstein with President Trump, assertions Republicans highlighted as clearing Trump.
- Flight logs list numerous prominent passengers without alleging wrongdoing, while Democrats press for more DOJ and state records and a discharge petition to force broader document releases nears a final signature.