To: "Berman, Geoffrey (USANYS)"

From: To: "Berman, Geoffrey (USANYS)" Cc: Subject: Acosta Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:34:55 +0000 Importance: Normal For our next discussion: https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epsteins-sick-story-played-out-for-years-in-plain-sight Epstein's name, I was told, had been raised by the Trump transition team when Alexander Acosta, the former U.S. attorney in Miami who'd infamously cut Epstein a non-prosecution plea deal back in 2007_, was being interviewed for the job of labor secretary. The plea deal put a hard stop to a separate federal investigation of alleged sex crimes with minors and trafficking. "Is the Epstein case going to cause a problem [for confirmation hearings]?" Acosta had been asked. Acosta had explained, breezily, apparently, that back in the day he'd had just one meeting on the Epstein case. He'd cut the non-prosecution deal with one of Epstein's attorneys because he had "been told" to back off, that Epstein was above his pay grade. "I was told Epstein 'bel