US EditionStephen Colbert Reacts to Missing Epstein Files About Trump
More than 50 pages of FBI interviews and notes about a Trump accuser were withheld from the public Epstein files, raising legal and congressional concerns over transparency.
- On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that records from a woman accusing President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were missing from the DOJ's released Epstein files, and NPR found some Trump-linked documents removed while only around 3 million of the six million files were released last month.
- Under DOJ rules, files may be withheld for victim redactions, Personally Identifiable Information, national security, privilege, or ongoing investigations, and the Epstein Files Transparency Act aimed to force full disclosure amid last month's phased release.
- Files show more than 50 pages of FBI interview notes describing the accuser, whom the FBI interviewed four times in the Ghislaine Maxwell case, though the allegation appears briefly.
- Oversight Democrats say the Department of Justice appears to have illegally withheld FBI interviews, Robert Garcia, committee ranking member, said he reviewed unredacted logs yesterday, and experts urged Congress to issue subpoenas or pursue contempt or impeachment while the DOJ insists that "nothing has been deleted".
- Experts warn that if the withheld files are incriminating, Trump could face criminal charges and prison, with some supporters turning against him, and Kimmel said `Trump may have another messy cover-up on his hands...
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Trump hitting the panic button as Epstein files threaten to dismantle MAGA: expert
National Public Radio's (NPR) Stephen Fowler and MS NOW legal analyst Lisa Rubin reported, in late February, that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) withheld several Jeffrey Epstein documents that mention sexual abuse allegations against President Donald Trump. Those allegations have not been proven, but according to i Paper reporter Matthew Bailey, the fact that those files were withheld is adding to resentment over DOJ's handling of the Epst…
Jimmy Kimmel rips into Trump's 'messy cover-up' as pressure mounts over Epstein files
Pressure may mount for Donald Trump over the release of Jeffrey Epstein's files, according to Jimmy Kimmel who believes a "cover-up" is in the works.The talk show host returned to screens earlier this week and wasted no time ripping into Trump and what could turn into a messy moment in the president...
Does the public know only half the truth? Apparently, explosive files about Donald Trump are missing in the published Epstein documents.
The Epstein files released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman's accusation that Donald J. Trump abused her in the 1980s when she was a minor. However, more records related to the woman's testimony are not found in the files, the New York Times reports. The paper says that these materials are FBI records that summarize a 2019 interview with a woman who came forward after Jeffrey Epstein's arrest and who claimed that both Trump and …
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