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Justice Department says it’s taken down Epstein-related files that may have had victim information
The DOJ pulled thousands of Epstein-related files after victims' lawyers flagged 0.1% of pages with unredacted identifying information, prompting urgent reviews and legal intervention.
- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice removed several thousand documents from its Epstein Files website after Attorney General Pam Bondi said they may have included victim-identifying information due to technical or human error.
- After a mass Friday upload that added more than 3.5 million pages, videos, and images, officials said the DOJ spent weeks preparing redactions but still failed to protect victims, lawyers Brittany Henderson and Brad Edwards told judges Sunday.
- A review of the files found widespread errors, including 43 of 47 victims' names left unredacted on Friday, emails listing 32 underage victims with only one name hidden, and FBI 302 forms fully exposed.
- Victims' counsel asked the court for an immediate takedown and a special master, citing victims' reports of death threats and account shutdowns since Friday; a conference is scheduled for Wednesday.
- Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the DOJ released about half of over six million documents, prompting UK Labour member Peter Mandelson to resign, saying `I do not wish to cause further embarrassment to the Labour party and I am therefore stepping down from membership of the party`.
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The US Department of Justice has removed thousands of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from its website after victims said their identities had been compromised by the publication of the documents and photographs, the BBC reported today.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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The US Department of Justice has presented the 3.5 million pages published this Friday, January 30 as "the latest documents related to the Esptein case". Yet, part of the file has not yet been made public. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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