Schumer will donate campaign contributions from accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to charity

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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer speak to the media following a meeting with US President Donald Trump about the partial government shutdown at the White House in Washington, DC, January 9, 2019.

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Epstein did not donate exclusively to Schumer. He also gave a total of $2,000 to Schumer’s opponent, then-Senator Al D’Amato, who Schumer unseated in 1998.

Schumer, the Senate minority leader, on Tuesday called on Labor Department Secretary Alex Acosta to resign, or failing that, for Trump to fire him.

Acosta more than a decade ago was the top federal prosecutor in Miami, and at that time cut a sweetheart deal with Epstein that let the money manager avoid being charged with federal crimes.

Acosta did not inform Epstein’s accusers of the non-prosecution agreement until it was submitted in court. A judge earlier this year said Acosta and DOJ lawyers violated federal law by not telling Epstein’s accusers about the deal.

It is “now impossible for anyone to have confidence in Secretary Acosta’s ability to lead the Department of Labor. If he refuses to resign, President Trump should fire him,” Schumer said on the senate floor.

Schumer did not immediately return CNBC’s request for further comment.

Schumer and D’Amato are just two of the politicians to receive donations from Epstein. Others include former President Bill Clinton, former Sens. John Kerry and Bob Dole and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, records show.

Democratic Rep. Stacey Plaskett, who Open Secrets said received $8,100 from Epstein, announced Tuesday that she would donate money from Epstein, a day after a spokesman told CNBC she’d keep the donations. Plaskett represents the Virgin Islands.

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