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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
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Emma Dumain

Graham urged to allow probe into labor secretary's role in Epstein sex case deal

WASHINGTON _ A government watchdog group is increasing the pressure on Sen. Lindsey Graham to investigate the circumstances under which Labor Secretary Alex Acosta helped negotiate a controversial plea deal for pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Allied Progress said Tuesday it would begin running digital ads on Facebook and Twitter geared toward users in the Republican lawmaker's home state, South Carolina. The group also said it plans to place a full-page advertisement in the Sunday edition of The State newspaper.

"Why is Senator Lindsey Graham holding up a child sex abuse investigation?" the ad reads.

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