It seems Malignant Fascist toadie Pam Bondi wasn't exaggerating when she told him his name appeared "multiple times" in the Epstein files. It's "Redactions Gone Wild" over at his DOJ:
The Justice Department released thousands of new records on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents were fully redacted in the initial release, CBS News has found.
The newly released files included photos of several prominent people in Epstein's orbit, images from his homes and investigative records that detail disturbing allegations against the late sex offender. But the heavy redactions in many of the records have drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, as the department defends its handling of the files.
One series of three consecutive documents — totaling 255 pages — is entirely redacted, with each page covered by a black box. A fourth 119-page document labeled "Grand Jury-NY" is also entirely redacted.
At least 180 blacked-out pages appear in files that are mostly but not entirely redacted. In some cases, a cover page, a photo of a folder or something else that isn't fully redacted precedes several pages that are entirely obscured by a black box. [snip]
Redactions are allowed for a handful of reasons, including to protect survivors' personal information and to leave out violent photos and child sexual abuse material. Documents can also be withheld in a "narrowly tailored and temporary" manner if their release would "jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution."
Some of Friday's redactions appear to black out the names of survivors, but it's not clear in every case why information was blacked out. The government is required to give Congress a list of redactions within 15 days.
The law explicitly forbids the government from withholding records due to the risk of "embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity." The Justice Department said on X that no politicians' names were redacted from the files [Ed.: you can bet on their word!] ... (our emphasis)
We don't believe the Malignant Fascist's "modified limited hangout" strategy will succeed any more than Nixon's did. In fact, given the broadly held belief that the Malignant Fascist is hiding something, the more that's hidden, the more that belief is reinforced. Epstein's victims, supported by the Democratic Party (and some Republicans), must demand the release of the Epstein files according to the language of the law -- which blacking out 550 pages clearly violates.
BONUS: The Associated Press reports that at least 16 files have been deleted from the DOJ webpage for the released materials, including photos of the Malignant Fascist with Epstein.
(Photo: a few of the blacked out Epstein file pages where's Trump's name was nowhere to be found! / AP)
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