Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein knew one another pretty well. The circumstances of that friendship and how it broke up are disputed, but they knew each other. When Donald Trump put Alex Acosta in his Cabinet, who cut the sweetheart deal with Jeffrey Epstein. Back during the Bush administration, he put Alex Acosta in his Cabinet. Acosta later had to resign in disgrace as a candidate. Donald Trump said he would release the Epstein files as president. (00:47–00:56)
CLAIM
Asserts that Donald Trump appointed Alex Acosta, who was involved in a controversial deal with Epstein, to his Cabinet.
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