WASHINGTON — Ex-Miami US Attorney Alex Acosta on Friday blamed everything from evidentiary issues” to uncooperative witnesses for an infamous plea deal that gave Jeffrey Epstein about a year in prison, mostly on work release, for a prostitution rap in the mid-2000s.

Acosta admitted to a House panel he felt “remorse’’ over his office’s controversial agreement involving the wealthy pedophile.

But he blamed “evidentiary issues” and uncooperative witnesses for the agreement during a six-hour grilling before a House panel.

Acosta testified to the House Oversight Committee that prosecutors in his Miami office struggled with the task of intervening in the state-level case, which resulted in just one felony charge, according to lawmakers and staff from both parties.

“One of the things that Mr. Acosta has implied is that in talking with some of the victims, there were some that gave answers that weren’t consistent with others,” Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) told reporters during a break in the interview. “Some wanted to cooperate, some didn’t.”

Due to the “weaknesses” of the case presenting a challenge of getting a guilty verdict at the federal level, the US attorney’s office chose instead to seek a negotiated plea with Epstein’s lawyers, according to Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

“Mr. Acosta expressed concern that if the case had gone to trial and prosecutors lost, it would have sent the message that Epstein had escaped accountability and could continue committing offenses,” also stated a readout of the testimony also provided by staff for the Republican majority.

The lead prosecutor on the case at the time had also put out a statement citing “evidentiary issues that could jeopardize a conviction if the case went to trial,” the testimony readout noted.

Acosta’s lawyer said in a statement that his client affirmed “with today’s knowledge, the 2006 prosecution would have been handled differently, as far more is known about Epstein now than nearly two decades ago.”

“The Palm Beach State Attorney’s originally proposed resolution — no jail time or sex offender registration — was unacceptable to Mr. Acosta and his team,” added the attorney Jeffrey Neiman. “Mr. Acosta made clear that everyone at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including himself, believed the victims.

“During today’s testimony, Mr. Acosta took responsibility for approving the final resolution, admitting that relying on the state system was a mistake,” Neiman also said, adding that Epstein’s sentencing and sex offender registry sent “a message to the community that Epstein’s conduct was unacceptable.”

Members of both parties on the Oversight Committee referred to the result as a “sweetheart deal,” with Democrats railing against the “deeply flawed” federal intervention and accusing Acosta of being involved in a “cover up” to benefit President Trump, a former close associate of Epstein.

https://nypost.com/2025/09/19/us-news/alex-acosta-faults-evidentiary-issues-for-epstein-plea-deal-house-pols/

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) delivered a blistering response to Barack Obama’s claim that America is at an “inflection point” following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, declaring that “we are already past it” and charging Democrats with fostering a culture of demonization that has turned political violence against conservatives into a grim reality.

In an exclusive statement to Breitbart News, Hunt left no doubt about his view of Obama’s credibility. “President Obama has no ground to stand on when he speaks about ‘inflection points’ or moral high ground in our politics,” Hunt said, adding that Democrats “and their allies in the media have vilified, censored, and targeted conservatives at every turn for over a decade.”

Obama, speaking Tuesday at the Jefferson Educational Society in Erie, Pennsylvania, implied President Trump was to blame for Charlie Kirk’s murder, claiming “extreme” personnel and policies had fueled violent opposition. He suggested Trump wanted to use the assassination as “a rationale for trying to silence discussion around who we are as a country and what direction we should go.” Obama went on to insist that during his own presidency, “those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the United States government behind extremist views.”

Obama then pressed the narrative further, telling the audience America was now at a turning point. “And so your original question was, ‘Are we at an inflection point?’ We’re at an inflection point in the sense that we always have to fight for our democracy and we have to fight for those values that have made this country the envy of the world,” he said.

Hunt shot back that Obama’s rhetoric ignores years of systematic targeting of conservatives. “Conservative lawmakers, influencers, and television personalities were silenced for questioning COVID restrictions, election integrity, or even daring to ask legitimate questions about January 6th,” Hunt said.

He pointed to what he described as government intimidation that went far beyond words. “Their FBI went so far as to set up a hotline to report parents simply for speaking up at school board meetings,” Hunt continued. “Lawmakers and conservative voices have been SWATTED. President Trump himself survived multiple assassination attempts.”

Then Hunt cut to the heart of the matter. “And now, Charlie Kirk has been murdered,” he declared. “This is not rhetoric. These are lived realities.”

The Texas Republican argued that Democrats refuse to own the climate they have created, instead turning every tragedy into an excuse to blame conservatives. “And yet, every time tragedy strikes, the left has the same hollow refrain: ‘It’s Trump’s fault,’” Hunt said. “That scapegoating has become the default crutch of a party that has sown division and hate toward conservatives for more than a decade. Obama’s words today ignore this context entirely.”

Hunt made clear that the danger America faces is not hypothetical. “We are not at an ‘inflection point,’” he said flatly. “We are already past it.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/19/exclusive-rep-wesley-hunt-dems-branded-us-fascists-now-violence-against-conservatives-is-normalized/

>>23627403

When Joe Biden launched his 2019 campaign, he branded President Trump an “existential threat” to America.

Let’s be clear:

Disagreeing with someone does not make them an existential threat.

They are NOT Nazis.

They are NOT fascists.

They are NOT racists.

They are NOT “deplorable” or “irredeemable.”

They are our fellow Americans.

Charlie Kirk, God rest his soul, was not killed for his words.

He was murdered because people listened.

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https://x.com/WesleyHuntTX/status/1968400945785831462

At this point, when every liberal voice is raised in protest, who on earth in Hollywood would be brave – or foolish – enough to represent the other side?

Step forward bombshell Sydney Sweeney. Only 28 years old and having risen to fame alongside Zendaya and Jacob Elordi in the high school TV drama series Euphoria, she seems to represent in one physically striking package – evident in her stunning Emmys appearance this week – everything Hollywood finds repugnant.

And now, as publicists ready her for a six-month campaign for the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in the boxing film Christy, comes the news that she is 'seriously' dating the controversial music manager Scooter Braun.

Nothing could put her more squarely on a collision course with the self-appointed rulers of popular culture, as millions of Taylor Swift fans cannot stick Braun at any price.

Swift has weaponised a business dispute with him to the point where he says that he and his children have received death threats.

And yet Sydney, who simply declines to talk about politics or her love life, has found a romantic connection with the man who many of her generation think is the Antichrist – and that's only a slight exaggeration.

She is also – reportedly – a registered Republican voter, although again, the actress won't say a word about it.

As for her relationship with Braun, I'm told they are genuinely a serious couple. They met at Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's wedding in Venice in June and started dating after they returned.

Initially it was reported as a strictly casual romance, but three months in and it's another story.

It's thought he joined her this week while she celebrated her birthday with a getaway at Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border. He is 44, divorced with three children.'Sydney's friends and family are incredibly happy that she is with someone stable who treats her with complete respect,' says a friend.

'With so many users in her life, her inner circle is relieved that Scooter doesn't need anything from her, not money or fame which has been a big issue for her previous relationships.

'They can already see how much he takes care of her.'

Perhaps this is a key point, as the story of her rise to global fame is very much that old-fashioned Hollywood fable of the girl next door who never took no for an answer and got to the top alone.

She grew up on the Washington-Idaho border, in the rural Pacific Northwest, a sporty book lover who rarely watched TV. Her mother Lisa was a defence attorney but gave up after having Sydney and her brother Trent.

Her father Steve worked in hospitality. She said: 'My mom grew up with barely anything. She got her GED [a high school diploma equivalent] when she was 16; she worked five jobs to put herself through school; she took care of her brothers; she takes care of everyone. It's unbelievable seeing where she came from and being able to show her this world now.'

By the time she was 12, Sydney was 'obsessed' with the idea of becoming an actress. In order to persuade her parents, she made a five-year business plan in a PowerPoint presentation to outline her 'inevitable' rise to fame. For almost two years, her family drove her to Los Angeles for unsuccessful auditions. The round trip took around 38 hours.

'I was going to five to ten auditions a week and not getting a single callback,' she remembers. 'I always believed that if you have a plan B, you're prepared to fail. No matter how hard or how long it was going to take, I was just going to keep working at it.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15115989/Sydney-Sweeney-Hollywoods-bad-books-poster-girl-Trump-shes-dating-music-mogul-loathed-Taylor-Swifts-army-fans.html

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A New Jersey elementary school teacher has been forced to retire after her cruel response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination ignited fierce backlash.

Elizabeth Clark, a fifth-grade math instructor at Katharine D. Malone Elementary School in Morris County, resigned from her post during a Rockaway Township Board of Education meeting this week, according to reports.

“Some people have to die – buh bye,” reads the cold-hearted comment Clark posted to Facebook on Sept. 10, mere hours after the conservative activist was gunned down, online screenshots show.

Clark’s hate-filled remark sparked concern and anger among Rockaway Township residents – some of whom called for her axing during the township’s school board meeting Tuesday.

“Public assassination and celebrating it is detrimental to the children,” one resident said during the meeting, according to Patch.

The school board later told the outlet that Clark had resigned during the private session of that meeting.

Kirk, a married father of two and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was killed while engaging with an audience on the campus of Utah Valley University. His suspected assassin, Tyler Robinson, was charged with first-degree murder.

During an interview with the Daily Record on Thursday, Clark said she had been placed on administrative leave on Sept. 11, and whined that she was “doxxed” online.

“I resigned because I feared for my safety,” she told the outlet. “And me being present at the school would have caused safety concerns for the children.

“I did not feel Rockaway could protect me and keep me safe.”

https://nypost.com/2025/09/20/us-news/nj-elementary-school-teacher-resigns-then-whines-after-posting-cruel-comment-about-charlie-kirks-assassination/

>>23628176

Maureen Napleton, legal counsel at Napleton Auto Group in Hinsdale, is facing backlash over social media posts in which she celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk and called for violence against President Donald Trump.

“I would be so very happy to dance on this mother fuc%*&# grave,” Napleton said in the post. “If you don't like my opinion, that's a you problem, because I do not give a single shit. Unfollow, unfriend, be gone. This man was a monster and I only hope Trump is next. If these ass$&@# want to live by the sword, they have to die by the sword. And if you don't get that reference, you are too uneducated to comment.”

“He can burn in the deepest depths of hell,” another post reads.

Founded in 1931, Napleton Auto Group is a family-run dealership network with over 70 locations across Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Florida. Though privately owned, it boasts high sales volume at roughly $750 million annually. The group ranks among the largest dealership groups in the country.

Napleton's father, William, is owner and CEO of the auto group. According to public records, he is a Republican voter and donor to President Trump.

Federal Election Commission records show that William donated $1,000 to the "Trump Make American Great Again Committee" on Aug. 19, 2016.

He has voted in eight GOP primaries and zero Democrat ones, dating back to 2000.

As of this writing, Napleton has deleted her LinkedIn profile.

In yet another post, Napleton wrote “If you give a shit about guns and poor Charlie being murdered by guns, pay more attention to the children being gunned down on a regular basis."

https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/675404618-napleton-auto-group-s-legal-counsel-celebrates-charlie-kirk-s-death-on-social-media-he-can-burn-in-the-deepest-depths-of-hell

>>23628185

A school board meeting in Maine descended into chaos after a board member slapped a phone out of an attendee's hand during a heated exchange.

Tensions flared during a Regional School Unit 67 meeting on Wednesday night when Tim Bodnar, a social media personality, targeted a teacher.

The unknown teacher was placed on leave last week over comments they made about the killing of Charlie Kirk, with an investigation pending.

Bodnar, known online as the 'Truth-slinger' and followed by tens of thousands on social media, repeatedly disrupted the otherwise orderly meeting.

He condemned the teacher and accused the district of allowing 'communist propaganda' in schools.

After opening with a prayer, Bodnar quickly escalated matters, loudly criticizing the teacher by name and challenging the board for not taking action.

Board Chair Dianne Buck then repeatedly struck her gavel and called for order.

'You can bang that all you want, lady,' Bodnar replied, ignoring calls to follow board rules.

Buck then called a recess, but when the board reconvened, Bodnar resumed speaking and again raised his voice.

'I demand counseling for the kids who were hurt by Charlie Kirk's death that (the teacher) dissed,' he said.

'He can have free speech, he just can't have a job on taxpayer money!' he continued, as the comment drew applause from the audience.

Bodnar only continued to escalate, this time accusing Buck of ignoring him.

'You're a foul, evil woman! You're a coward!' he shouted just as board member Andrew Funaro interjected in defense of the school board chair.

'Don't you insult that woman!' Funaro said.

'Why not?' Bodnar shot back.

'Because she's doing the best she can, and you don't know what we think,' Funaro said. 'We haven't made a decision yet.'

'You should have made a decision when you found out!' Bodnar yelled.

'We found out on Friday,' Funaro replied. 'We're doing the best we can.'

'It's too slow,' Bodnar said. 'The world is moving on way too fast for you, old man!'

The board abruptly recessed again and when they returned, they attempted to resume business, including reports from committees.

But, seemingly fueling the already tense situation, another man began speaking out of turn, prompting police officers to flank him and ask him to leave.

As this happened, Bodnar returned to the front of the room with his phone out, filming the interaction.

As the board tried again to continue, this time with the student representative's report, Bodnar interrupted again.

'You know I'm right, sir,' he said to Funaro.

'I do not know you're right!' Funaro shot back. 'You should go back down south and get some more clicks on your little YouTube. Isn't that what this is about?'

The situation continued to unravel. Board members stood from their seats, and the audio from the livestream cut out.

When it eventually resumed, Bodnar was in front of Funaro filming him. Funaro then slapped the phone from Bodnar's hand, sparking a loud crowd reaction.

Police quickly intervened, stepping between the two men. The board, visibly shaken, voted by a show of hands to adjourn the meeting.

Bodnar has since taken to social media to share his perspective on the heated back-and-forth.

'PROUDEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE RIGHT THERE,' he wrote in a post accompanied by a video of the shouting match.

'The Holy Spirit of GOD indwelt me… I dropped my arms and let God fight my battle. Funaro withered in the presence of a REAL MAN,' the post continued.

In another post, Bodnar took aim at the school and the local town.

'Lots of people afraid… not just me… ' he wrote, adding, 'RSU#67 is a JOKE. The Town of Lincoln isn't looking too good at the moment either. No replies to my FOAA requests for all communications between Brewer, Krause, the SB and Town Council.'

The district's investigation into the teacher's comments remains ongoing.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15116663/School-meeting-chaos-teacher-Charlie-Kirk.html

>>23628232

the crazed violent left think they can hide behind their wacky liberal white women, most of whom are taylor swift fans, no doubt