Acosta is being dragged and ratioed for all his tweets today claiming he gave Epstein a cushy deal, and that based on what we now know, he hopes Epstein is punished.

You were in a position to go with a max sentence given that he molested how many underage girls?

You let him off the hook with a slap on the wrist.

You don’t get to play revisionist history now. You screwed up. We need to know why.

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) July 9, 2019

Bulkshit. Revisionist history bulkshit.

At the time of the plea, there was enough evidence to throw Epstein down a dark hole never to reemerge. He should have gotten life then based on molesting all those young girls.

In 2008, federal prosecutors in Miami — led by former U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta — drafted a 53-page indictment against Epstein, including charges that could have put him in prison for life. But Acosta made a deal with Epstein’s legal team that resulted in 13 months in jail and a non-prosecution agreement for any possible federal charges. According to a copy of the non-prosecution agreement, the likelihood of a federal charge had been high: The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office determined that from 2001 to September 2007, Epstein had conspired to persuade minors to engage in prostitution, conspired to transport minors across state lines for the purpose of illicit sexual conduct, and recruited a minor across state lines to engage in a commercial sex act.

Acosta immunized coconspirators too. That’s absolutely crazy given the circumstances. Everyone got off scot-free or with a slap on the wrist. That SDNY is trying to hold Epstein accountable is the exception. Thus far, the rule is if you’re powerful and rich, you can avoid justice for years on end.