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Katherine Clark: Somehow Secretary Acosta managed 53 minutes of victim blaming, but he couldn't manage to say the two words we need to…

On the recordJuly 9, 2019
Somehow Secretary Acosta managed 53 minutes of victim blaming, but he couldn't manage to say the two words we need to hear: I resign.
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Katherine Clark
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Katherine Clark criticizes Secretary Acosta for failing to take responsibility and resign after his handling of a case involving Jeffrey Epstein.

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