News Pelosi: Trump Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta must resign over plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein July 9, 2019William Cummings, USA TODAYComments Off on Pelosi: Trump Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta must resign over plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein Pelosi said Acosta "must step down" because "he engaged in an unconscionable agreement" with Epstein, and that Trump knew that when he appointed him.