US EditionTrump Administration Denies Cover-up over Redacted Epstein Files
At least 16 Epstein-related files, including a photo of Trump with Epstein and associates, were removed from the Justice Department's site after partial release, sparking accusations of concealment.
- On Sunday, US Justice Department officials denied redacting Epstein files to protect President Donald Trump, while at least 16 files disappeared Saturday from the Department of Justice public webpage.
- After Congress set a Friday deadline, President Donald Trump signed a law compelling the Justice Department to release Epstein-related files, but only a small, heavily redacted fraction appeared.
- The tranche of materials included photographs showing President Donald Trump with Epstein, Melania Trump, and Ghislaine Maxwell inside a drawer, plus dozens of censored images of Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton.
- Oversight committee leaders said heavy redactions and missed deadlines demand explanations, with Hakeem Jeffries demanding a written response within 15 days, calling the release inadequate.
- The missing files sparked online speculation, and Oversight Committee urged FBI and Department of Justice staff who think work is hidden to come forward as potential whistleblowers while Epstein survivors demand truth and protections.
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Analysis:Slow pace of Epstein disclosures sets off new storm to batter Trump
The Justice Department is denying accusations of a cover-up and of flouting a new law following its partial and extensively redacted releases of files on Jeffrey Epstein in an ever-deepening political storm President Donald Trump can’t shake.
The US Department of Justice today denied that the administration of President Donald Trump (Trump) censored information in the controversial case of the late sex offender and pimp of minors Jeffrey Epstein, while intensifying criticism for the publication of significantly redacted investigative documents.
Irish Independent
UpstractFull truth of Epstein files could come from whistleblowers angry at Trump administration’s redactions, senior Democrat says
California Representative Robert Garcia urged FBI and Department of Justice employees who are angry about the Trump administration’s redactions of the Epstein files to come forward – noting there are whistleblower protections to ensure the truth gets out.
The U.S. Department of Justice stated that President Donald Trump "has nothing to see" with the removal of files related to the case of Jeffrey Epstein.
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