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Inside look at Epstein investigation

The reporter who helped bring Jeffrey Epstein's sex abuse case to the national spotlight has written a new book about her years-long investigation. "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story" tells the stories of his alleged victims and the "failures of the criminal justice system." Author Julie K. Brown, an investigative reporter for the Miami Herald, joins CBSN to discuss the case and why she thinks there are too many unanswered questions regarding Epstein's suicide.

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Dems ramp up calls for Alex Acosta to resign

Pressure is growing on Alex Acosta, President Trump's labor secretary, to step down. Democrats are blasting Acosta for a secret and generous plea deal he approved for financier Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade ago, when Acosta was a U.S. attorney in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in jail after being accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls, but was often released during the day. Epstein now faces child sex trafficking charges in New York City, where prosecutors say a raid of his home turned up hundreds of lewd photos. Ben Tracy reports.

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