Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is being slammed for his role in a sweetheart plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein.br Epstein is a billionaire, recently indicted for sex trafficking minors.br On Tuesday, Acosta tried defending his decision to give Epstein a light jail sentence.br He Epstein would have walked free if Acosta hadn't intervened as a federal prosecutor.br Barry Krischer, who was the state attorney for Palm Beach County from 1993 until 2009, says Acosta is trying to "rewrite history.