Trump Praises Acosta, Says He'll Look Into Labor Secretary’s Role in Original Epstein Prosecution

President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 2019. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images

President Donald Trump praised Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta on July 9 but said he'll be looking into Acosta’s role in a plea deal given to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein years ago.

Trump was asked about Acosta by reporters in the Oval Office, where he called Acosta “a very good Secretary of Labor.”