Acosta was stung by a judge’s ruling last month that he and other prosecutors violated federal law.
NEW YORK—Lawyers were set to square off here Wednesday in a courtroom showdown that could expose more sordid details in the politically-charged scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier and philanthropist whose relatively cushy plea deal on underage sex charges a decade ago has become a political liability for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta.
Among the advocates urging greater disclosure: famed Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, far-right blogger Mike Cernovich and a coalition of media organizations and outlets.Sign up for POLITICO Playbook and get the latest news, every morning — in your inbox.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
“I categorically and unequivocally deny it all,” Dershowitz said in an interview Tuesday. “I have volunteered to testify…to prove in court that they were perjurers.” Cernovich’s request to unseal records in the Epstein case came in January 2017, prior to Dershowitz’s demand. Cernovich drew attention for propagating Pizzagate, an unfounded conspiracy theory claiming sex abuse by Hillary Clinton allies at a Washington pizza restaurant. He has said he only mentioned the issue on a few occasions and it was part of a broader concern about under-age sex cases being covered up by political elites.
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