US EditionDOJ responds to official’s Epstein comments in hidden-camera video
A DOJ official claims selective redactions of Epstein files aim to protect Republicans, while the department denies these allegations as baseless and inaccurate.
- On September 4, 2025, DOJ Acting Deputy Chief Joseph Schnitt was secretly recorded claiming the department would redact all Republicans from Jeffrey Epstein files during a staged date setup by the O'Keefe Media Group.
- Schnitt alleged internal conflict over handling the files and said Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a minimum-security prison against policy to keep her silent.
- The video was posted on X by James O'Keefe and prompted the DOJ to deny the claims, affirming transparency and compliance with document requests.
- Rep. Thomas Massie condemned the alleged cover-up on O'Keefe's podcast, leading a bipartisan discharge petition with Rep. Ro Khanna to force Epstein file release.
- Schnitt later clarified his comments were personal opinions based on media reports without direct knowledge, while the DOJ maintained that no partisan redactions occur.
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DOJ responds to official’s Epstein comments in hidden-camera video
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is pushing back on comments made by a senior official in a hidden-camera video recorded and published by far-right operative James O’Keefe in which the official weighs in on the case of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Joseph Schnitt, a deputy chief of staff at the Office of Enforcement Operations, was caught on camera suggesting that the government would redact the name of any Republican incr…
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DOJ official says comments on Epstein caught on hidden camera were just ‘personal comments’
After a right-wing conspiracy theorist claimed on Thursday to have evidence that the Trump administration was engaged in a cover-up to protect Republicans named in the Epstein files, the Justice Department offered the public an unusual response
Justice Department responds to hidden camera video of official talking Epstein files plan
The Department of Justice is pushing back on statements made by a senior department official in a hidden camera video obtained by the far-right group Project Veritas. The man says in the video that all Republican names in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation files will be redacted. NBC News' Gary Grumbach details the department's response so far.
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