Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta Resigns

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has resigned amid controversy over his role in a 2008 plea deal with accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

President Donald Trump said Friday that it was Acosta's decision and not his as he spoke to reporters as he left the White House for a trip to Wisconsin.

Acosta was standing next to Trump as the president called Acosta "a great labor secretary, not a good one."

Trump said it was very said to see him go but said Acosta told him he didn't want to distract...

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigned amid the fallout over a plea deal he made with wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, a sex offender charged with human trafficking girls as young as 14.

President Donald Trump announced Acosta's resignation Friday morning with Acosta at his side. Trump said the secretary called him Friday morning to say that the decision to resign was his.

“I thought the right thing was to step aside,” Acosta said.

Trump, who had defended Acosta after Epstein's arrest last week, praised him as a “great labor secretary, not...