# Alex Acosta defended the agreement as a strategic decision to secure a conviction amid concerns about trial risk.
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Alex Acosta defended the agreement as a strategic decision to secure a conviction amid concerns about trial risk.

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## Sources

- ["Epstein belonged to intelligence. The decision to release him was made above my pay grade." Alex Acosta, Attorney for the Southern District of Florida in…](https://truthscore.com/source/81245b1e)